Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 33.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Cook Islands, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Cook Islands is 33.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Cook Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2016.
Cook Islands ranks 108th of 111 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, male in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 100.0% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -72.7% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +266.7% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | -53.8% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.5% | 27.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 33.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 105 Saint Kitts and Nevis 40.9% compare
- 106 Tokelau 40.0% compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 37.8% compare
- 109 Liberia 21.5% compare
- 110 Madagascar 17.1% compare
- 111 Belize 16.1% compare
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, male in Cook Islands?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Cook Islands was 33.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2016.
- How does Cook Islands rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- Cook Islands ranks 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release