Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 8.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8.5%
Change on year
up 26.5%
World rank
95th
of 116 countries
All-time high
9.8%
in 2016
All-time low
6.7%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cook Islands, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 8.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Cook Islands ranks 95th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.9% | — |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +40.8% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 355 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cook Islands?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cook Islands was 8.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2021.
- How does Cook Islands rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cook Islands ranks 95th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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