Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cook Islands is 90.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cook Islands peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1987.
That places Cook Islands 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.2% | — |
| 1971 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 63.3% | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 68.9% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.4% | 78.2% | 78.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 68.8% | 68.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 70.7% | 79.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 71.1% | 82.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.5% | 90.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cook Islands?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cook Islands was 90.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1987.
- How does Cook Islands rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release