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.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.2% | — |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +37.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 355 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 921 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
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.