Cook Islands vs Palau: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Cook Islands
7.7%
in 2025
Palau
8.2%
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
146th
Palau rank
143rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Cook Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 8.2% against 7.7% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 146th and Palau ranks 143rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 35.4% | 4.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 19.2% | 10.6% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 12.3% | 0.8% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female, Cook Islands or Palau?
- Palau, at 8.2% against 7.7% in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Cook Islands and Palau?
- 0.5%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Palau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Palau rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 146th and Palau ranks 143rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (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