Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 113.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Cook Islands is 113.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Cook Islands peaked at 126.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2000.
That places Cook Islands 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.5% | — |
| 2000 | 61.2% | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 102.1% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 111.4% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 111.7% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 114.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 108.8% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 126.2% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 113.1% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 61.2% | 93.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 83.2% | 111.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.9% | 108.8% | 126.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 118.8% compare
- 5 Niue 118.8% compare
- 6 Gibraltar 113.3% compare
- 8 Marshall Islands 111.4% compare
- 9 Aruba 109.6% compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 105.7% compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Cook Islands?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Cook Islands was 113.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 126.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- Cook Islands ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release