Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cook Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cook Islands is 0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cook Islands peaked at 14.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Cook Islands ranks 169th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.4% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cook Islands was 0.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cook Islands ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release