Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 8.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 292.5% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands peaked at 33.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2023.
That places Cook Islands 109th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.9% | — |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +47.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -79.6% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +292.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +292.5% | 2.1% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 27.9% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 10.3% | 25.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 9.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 2.1% | 10.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 106 Costa Rica 8.6% compare
- 107 Canada 8.5% compare
- 108 Montserrat 8.2% compare
- 110 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.5% compare
- 111 Fiji 7.4% compare
- 112 Cayman Islands 7.2% compare
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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands was 8.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cook Islands ranks 109th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release