Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Cook Islands, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cook Islands is 4.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cook Islands peaked at 4.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2017.
Cook Islands ranks 86th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 107.9% (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 29.7% (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 33.2% (2024)
- Duration of compulsory education 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cook Islands?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cook Islands was 4.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
- How does Cook Islands rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Cook Islands ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.