Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 45.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 45.8% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2016.
Cook Islands ranks 108th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.2% | — |
| 2014 | 95.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -70.7% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +245.2% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | -55.7% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +119.6% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | -55.1% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.1% | 29.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 43.8% | 97.4% | 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 qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands was 45.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2016.
- How does Cook Islands rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Cook Islands ranks 108th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. 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 Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release