Cook Islands vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Cook Islands
87.5%
in 2024
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
77.7%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
50th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
53rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Cook Islands
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 87.5% against 77.7% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 50th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 53rd of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.7% | 79.1% | 18.4% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 78.9% | 9.5% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 77.7% | 8.9% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 77.6% | 3.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 77.4% | 10.7% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 77.9% | 12.4% | 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Cook Islands, at 87.5% against 77.7% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Cook Islands and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 9.8%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Cook Islands ranks 50th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 53rd 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