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 0.7137 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands stood at 0.7137 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 204.3% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2345 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Cook Islands 142nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7957 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8923 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7632 GPIA | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5297 GPIA | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4188 GPIA | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6615 GPIA | +58.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5414 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8427 GPIA | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9177 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8589 GPIA | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7236 GPIA | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9083 GPIA | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8307 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2345 GPIA | -78.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7137 GPIA | +204.3% |
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 | +204.3% | 0.2345 GPIA | 0.7137 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.844 GPIA | 0.7957 GPIA | 0.8923 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5706 GPIA | 0.4188 GPIA | 0.7632 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8754 GPIA | 0.5414 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7555 GPIA | 0.2345 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 139 Dominican Republic 0.7328 GPIA compare
- 140 Kyrgyzstan 0.7257 GPIA compare
- 141 Latvia 0.7158 GPIA compare
- 143 Suriname 0.7072 GPIA compare
- 144 Israel 0.6917 GPIA compare
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6737 GPIA 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 0.7137 GPIA 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 1.09 GPIA in 2022.
- 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 0.2345 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cook Islands ranks 142nd 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 32.0%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release