Cook Islands vs Vanuatu: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Cook Islands
2.5%
in 2024
Vanuatu
2.5%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
121st
Vanuatu rank
122nd
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cook Islands
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 121st and Vanuatu ranks 122nd of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 9.2% | 5.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 3.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Cook Islands, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Vanuatu?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Cook Islands ranks 121st and Vanuatu ranks 122nd 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.