Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 96 for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands peaked at 291 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 96, in 2024.
Cook Islands ranks 208th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 291 | — |
| 1971 | 276 | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 231 | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 162 | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 137 | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 137 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 140 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 140 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 144 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 134 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 135 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 144 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 137 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 125 | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 124 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 127 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 123 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 117 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 127 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 106 | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 111 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 104 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 107 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 112 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 115 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 115 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 112 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 101 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 96 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 283.5 | 276 | 291 | 2 |
| 1980s | 166.75 | 137 | 231 | 4 |
| 1990s | 141.33 | 140 | 144 | 3 |
| 2000s | 132.62 | 124 | 144 | 8 |
| 2010s | 113.38 | 104 | 127 | 8 |
| 2020s | 107.8 | 96 | 115 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cook Islands was 96 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 291 in 1970.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Cook Islands ranks 208th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release