Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 87.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Cook Islands is 87.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Cook Islands peaked at 92.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1970.
That places Cook Islands 50th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.7% | 58.4% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 86.1% | 87.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 76.8% | 85.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 81.9% | 91.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 87.5% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 87.9% compare
- 49 Seychelles 87.6% compare
- 51 United States 87.5% compare
- 52 Argentina 87.4% compare
- 53 Germany 87.3% compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Cook Islands?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cook Islands was 87.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1970.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Cook Islands ranks 50th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.