Cook Islands vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Cook Islands
87.5%
in 2024
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
77.8%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
50th
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
48th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Cook Islands
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 87.5% against 77.8% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 50th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 48th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.7% | 79.2% | 18.4% | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 78.9% | 9.6% | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 77.8% | 8.9% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 77.7% | 3.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 77.4% | 10.6% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 78.0% | 12.3% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Cook Islands or SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Cook Islands, at 87.5% against 77.8% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Cook Islands and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 9.7%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Cook Islands ranks 50th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 48th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). 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