Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 58 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cook Islands, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 58 for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.1% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cook Islands peaked at 103 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2011.
That places Cook Islands 163rd out of 170 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75 | — |
| 1999 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 103 | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 45 | -56.3% |
| 2010 | 15 | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 88 | +780.0% |
| 2013 | 68 | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 83 | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 58 | -30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74 | 73 | 75 | 2 |
| 2000s | 74 | 45 | 103 | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.67 | 10 | 88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 160 Brunei 67 compare
- 161 Cyprus 65 compare
- 161 San Marino 65 compare
- 164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 58 compare
- 165 Liechtenstein 49 compare
- 166 Nauru 42
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 out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cook Islands was 58 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 103 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2011.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Cook Islands ranks 163rd out of 170 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release