Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 16.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cook Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cook Islands is 16.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cook Islands peaked at 67.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2025.
That places Cook Islands 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.7% | — |
| 2001 | 63.5% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 43.7% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 28.8% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 16.5% | 27.0% | 6 |
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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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cook Islands was 16.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Cook Islands ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release