Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9757 index in 2015. ▼ Falling
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands is 0.9757 index, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands peaked at 1.05 index in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9427 index, in 2013.
Cook Islands ranks 137th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9778 index | 0.9427 index | 1.01 index | 4 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 107.9% (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 29.7% (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 33.2% (2024)
- Duration of compulsory education 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands was 0.9757 index in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 1998.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9427 index in 2013.
- How does Cook Islands rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cook Islands ranks 137th out of 163 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.