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 1.65 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cook Islands, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cook Islands is 1.65 GPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 45.6% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cook Islands peaked at 1.65 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2144 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Cook Islands 7th out of 169 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9285 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5919 GPIA | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9631 GPIA | +62.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4487 GPIA | -53.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2144 GPIA | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +381.3% |
| 2013 | 1.43 GPIA | +38.7% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 1.65 GPIA | +45.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9285 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7775 GPIA | 0.5919 GPIA | 0.9631 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9848 GPIA | 0.2144 GPIA | 1.65 GPIA | 6 |
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 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 1.65 GPIA 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 1.65 GPIA in 2015.
- 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 0.2144 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cook Islands ranks 7th 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 71.2%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release