Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cook Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cook Islands is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cook Islands peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places Cook Islands 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 children of primary school age, female in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 185 Argentina 0.1% compare
- 185 Switzerland 0.1% compare
- 185 France 0.1% compare
- 185 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 185 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 185 Russian Federation 0.1% compare
- 185 Seychelles 0.1% compare
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 children of primary school age, female in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cook Islands was 0.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release