Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cook Islands stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.6% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cook Islands peaked at 1.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Cook Islands ranks 138th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.7% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -40.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -66.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +197.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +89.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -75.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -74.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | — |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +618.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -85.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | — |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +53.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +618.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cook Islands?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cook Islands was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Cook Islands rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Cook Islands ranks 138th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release