Australia vs Cook Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Australia
0.3333 modelled data
in 2025
Cook Islands
0.375 modelled data
in 2025
Australia rank
187th
Cook Islands rank
186th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Australia
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0.375 modelled data against 0.3333 modelled data in Australia, a difference of 0.0417 modelled data.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 187th and Cook Islands ranks 186th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Cook Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8657 modelled data | 0.4821 modelled data | 0.3836 modelled data | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4454 modelled data | 0.8608 modelled data | 0.4154 modelled data | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2472 modelled data | 0.4512 modelled data | 0.204 modelled data | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Australia or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 0.375 modelled data against 0.3333 modelled data in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Australia and Cook Islands?
- 0.0417 modelled data, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cook Islands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Cook Islands rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Australia ranks 187th and Cook Islands ranks 186th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release