Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands stood at 97.7%.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands peaked at 117.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 2015.
That places Cook Islands 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 103.6% | — |
| 1999 | 95.3% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 109.9% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 100.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 104.4% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 106.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 112.6% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 112.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 115.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 110.2% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 114.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 117.4% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 95.3% | 103.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 109.9% | 109.9% | 109.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 102.3% | 92.8% | 112.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.9% | 97.7% | 117.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
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 primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 117.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 2015.
- How does Cook Islands rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Cook Islands ranks 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release