Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cook Islands is 93.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cook Islands peaked at 95.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2003.
Cook Islands ranks 49th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 89.5% | — |
| 1999 | 86.1% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +26.4% | 73.6% | 93.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.8% | 86.1% | 89.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 93.0% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.2% | 95.4% | 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 percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cook Islands?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cook Islands was 93.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2003.
- How does Cook Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Cook Islands ranks 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release