Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 87.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cook Islands stood at 87.5%.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cook Islands peaked at 92.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1970.
That places Cook Islands 50th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.4% | — |
| 1971 | 63.0% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 69.3% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.7% | 58.4% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 86.1% | 87.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 76.8% | 85.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 81.9% | 91.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 87.5% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 87.9% compare
- 49 Seychelles 87.6% compare
- 51 United States of America 87.5% compare
- 52 Argentina 87.4% compare
- 53 Germany 87.3% 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 teachers in primary education who are female in Cook Islands?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cook Islands was 87.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1970.
- How does Cook Islands rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Cook Islands ranks 50th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release