Cook Islands vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cook Islands
0.375 modelled data
in 2025
Gambia
0.413 modelled data
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
186th
Gambia rank
183rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cook Islands
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.413 modelled data against 0.375 modelled data in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.038 modelled data.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 186th and Gambia ranks 183rd of 205 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4821 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 0.5952 modelled data | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.8608 modelled data | 0.864 modelled data | 0.0032 modelled data | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.4512 modelled data | 0.5153 modelled data | 0.0641 modelled data | Gambia |
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, Cook Islands or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.413 modelled data against 0.375 modelled data in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cook Islands and Gambia?
- 0.038 modelled data, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Gambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cook Islands ranks 186th and Gambia ranks 183rd 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