Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 4.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cook Islands, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 4.0% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cook Islands peaked at 6.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2011.
Cook Islands ranks 97th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.0% | — |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +45.6% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -48.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -65.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +736.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.7% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 4.5% compare
- 95 Qatar 4.3% compare
- 96 Egypt 4.3% compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 3.8% compare
- 99 Hong Kong, China 3.7% compare
- 100 Canada 3.6%
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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cook Islands was 4.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cook Islands ranks 97th out of 169 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release