Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9961 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands stood at 0.9961 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9961 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Cook Islands 65th out of 134 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9983 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9961 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9961 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Cook Islands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands was 0.9961 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9961 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Cook Islands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cook Islands ranks 65th out of 134 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release