Cook Islands vs Seychelles: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Cook Islands
87.5%
in 2024
Seychelles
87.6%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
50th
Seychelles rank
49th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Cook Islands
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 87.6% against 87.5% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Seychelles ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 50th and Seychelles ranks 49th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.7% | 90.6% | 29.8% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 86.0% | 0.6% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 85.3% | 4.3% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 86.9% | 1.1% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 86.8% | 3.5% | 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 Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 87.6% against 87.5% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Cook Islands and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Seychelles?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Seychelles rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Cook Islands ranks 50th and Seychelles ranks 49th 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