Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 103.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 103.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands peaked at 105.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 1987.
Cook Islands ranks 57th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93.6% | — |
| 1971 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 83.8% | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 89.8% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 101.7% | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 101.2% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 103.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 105.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 105.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 103.9% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 103.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 103.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.9% | 93.6% | 94.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 86.8% | 83.8% | 89.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 91.3% | 86.0% | 101.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 87.9% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 91.5% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.3% | 103.0% | 105.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 903 (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)
- 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, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands was 103.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 105.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 1987.
- How does Cook Islands rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Cook Islands ranks 57th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release