Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.7954 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.7954 GPIA for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 484.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1362 GPIA, in 2023.
Cook Islands ranks 120th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8635 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9321 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8836 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7651 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5518 GPIA | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7865 GPIA | +42.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6394 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPIA | +88.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6701 GPIA | -44.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9849 GPIA | +47.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8031 GPIA | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | +35.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9666 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7105 GPIA | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8703 GPIA | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4899 GPIA | -43.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2915 GPIA | -40.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7575 GPIA | +159.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1362 GPIA | -82.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7954 GPIA | +484.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +484.0% | 0.1362 GPIA | 0.7954 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8978 GPIA | 0.8635 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7335 GPIA | 0.5518 GPIA | 0.8836 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8719 GPIA | 0.6394 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4941 GPIA | 0.1362 GPIA | 0.7954 GPIA | 5 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands was 0.7954 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1362 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Cook Islands ranks 120th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release