Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 89.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cook Islands, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 89.5% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2020.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cook Islands peaked at 91.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1971.
Cook Islands ranks 46th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.5% | — |
| 2006 | 60.6% | +267.5% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 83.8% | 91.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (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)
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 787 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cook Islands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cook Islands was 89.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1971.
- How does Cook Islands rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cook Islands ranks 46th out of 133 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. 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, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release