Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cook Islands stood at 65.5%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cook Islands peaked at 78.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1970.
Cook Islands ranks 65th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.3% | — |
| 1971 | 28.0% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +116.6% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.2% | 26.3% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 60.7% | 78.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 54.8% | 62.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 60.2% | 67.9% | 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 teachers in secondary education who are female in Cook Islands?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cook Islands was 65.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1970.
- How does Cook Islands rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Cook Islands ranks 65th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release