Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region was 36.05 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Cook Islands, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 36.05 children for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Cook Islands peaked at 235 children in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.11 children, in 2016.
That places Cook Islands 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37 children | — |
| 1998 | 64 children | +73.0% |
| 1999 | 128 children | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 235 children | +83.6% |
| 2007 | 45 children | -80.9% |
| 2010 | 15.12 children | -66.4% |
| 2011 | 10.4 children | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 15.55 children | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 55 children | +253.7% |
| 2014 | 36 children | -34.5% |
| 2015 | 28 children | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 1.11 children | -96.0% |
| 2017 | 21.69 children | +1860.6% |
| 2023 | 38.26 children | +76.4% |
| 2024 | 36.05 children | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1860.6% | 1.11 children | 21.69 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.33 children | 37 children | 128 children | 3 |
| 2000s | 140 children | 45 children | 235 children | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.86 children | 1.11 children | 55 children | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.16 children | 36.05 children | 38.26 children | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.03 children compare
- 187 Anguilla 62 children compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48 children compare
- 190 Montserrat 21.26 children compare
- 191 United Arab Emirates 21.01 children compare
- 192 Palau 18.08 children 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Cook Islands?
- Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Cook Islands was 36.05 children in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 235 children in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 children in 2016.
- How does Cook Islands rank for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Cook Islands ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.