Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cook Islands stood at 87.0%.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cook Islands peaked at 98.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1998.
That places Cook Islands 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.0% | — |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 47.0% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 64.7% | 78.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 72.6% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 87.0% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 88.0% compare
- 90 Palestine, State of 87.9% compare
- 91 Montenegro 87.8% compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 86.8% compare
- 94 Sri Lanka 86.7% compare
- 95 Tunisia 86.7% compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cook Islands?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cook Islands was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1998.
- How does Cook Islands rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release