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 11.5% 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
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands stood at 11.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.0% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cook Islands peaked at 37.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2021.
Cook Islands ranks 101st of 175 countries on this measure, 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 | 35.1% | — |
| 1999 | 37.3% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 35.1% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 24.6% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 12.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 5 |
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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 11.5% 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 37.3% 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 8.4% in 2021.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cook Islands ranks 101st 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 38.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release