Cook Islands vs Fiji: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Cook Islands
2.5%
in 2024
Fiji
2.4%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
121st
Fiji rank
124th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Fiji, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Fiji ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 121st and Fiji ranks 124th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Fiji in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 9.2% | 6.1% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 8.7% | 2.5% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 7.2% | 5.8% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Cook Islands or Fiji?
- Cook Islands, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Cook Islands and Fiji?
- 0.1%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Fiji?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Fiji rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Cook Islands ranks 121st and Fiji ranks 124th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.