Female teachers in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Female teachers was 87.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.5
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
50th
of 212 countries
All-time high
92.17
in 2021
All-time low
58.42
in 1970
Years of data
21
1970–2024
Female teachers in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female teachers 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, female teachers in Cook Islands peaked at 92.17 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.42, 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.
Female teachers in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.42 | — |
| 1971 | 63.04 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 69.34 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 87.14 | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 86.11 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 85.82 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.37 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 76.8 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 84.25 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 86.18 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 81.89 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 89.62 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 87.39 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 90.38 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 89.72 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.07 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 91.3 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.17 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 88.39 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 92.08 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 87.5 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.73 | 58.42 | 63.04 | 2 |
| 1980s | 69.34 | 69.34 | 69.34 | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.63 | 86.11 | 87.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.06 | 76.8 | 85.82 | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.04 | 81.89 | 91.07 | 7 |
| 2020s | 90.29 | 87.5 | 92.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.87 compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 87.86 compare
- 49 Seychelles 87.63 compare
- 51 United States 87.46 compare
- 52 Argentina 87.42 compare
- 53 Germany 87.33 compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Cook Islands?
- Female teachers in Cook Islands was 87.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.17 in 2021.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.42 in 1970.
- How does Cook Islands rank for female teachers?
- Cook Islands ranks 50th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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