Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.5435 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.5435 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
The figure is down 32.8% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cook Islands peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.457 GPIA, in 2005.
Cook Islands ranks 158th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8611 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9602 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7902 GPIA | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.457 GPIA | -42.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5697 GPIA | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7247 GPIA | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5612 GPIA | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | +99.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8333 GPIA | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.17 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7534 GPIA | -30.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8088 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5435 GPIA | -32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9106 GPIA | 0.8611 GPIA | 0.9602 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6056 GPIA | 0.457 GPIA | 0.7902 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9415 GPIA | 0.5612 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6762 GPIA | 0.5435 GPIA | 0.8088 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cook Islands was 0.5435 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.457 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Cook Islands ranks 158th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release