Education in Cook Islands

712 indicators covering education for Cook Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 2 2024 down 85.7% 172nd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 100.0% 2024 up 114.3% 1st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 172nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 105.8% 2024 up 3.0% 20th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 90.4% 2024 down 7.2% 120th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 8.9% 12th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 149th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 119.7% 2024 up 24.5% 4th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 4 2023 down 55.6% 209th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 231 2023 up 16.1% 196th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 203 2023 up 8.0% 61st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 19 2023 126th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 189th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 154th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 2023 153rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 125th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 4.1% 2023 2nd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 29.7% 2024 up 19.6% 41st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 153rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 157th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 13th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 3 2023 162nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 3 2023 154th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 78th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 50.3% 2023 up 72.3% 5th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9% 2023 down 30.8% 106th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 44.1% 2023 up 60.5% 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.7% 2023 12th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 87.5% 2024 up 0.1% 50th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.7% 2023 23rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 176th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
End month of the academic school year 12 2025 up 9.1% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 1 2025 unchanged 188th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 126.5% 2024 up 32.2% 2nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 113.1% 2024 up 17.1% 7th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.11 GPIA 2024 up 11.7% 38th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 182nd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 177th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 182nd
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 5th
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 61st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 33.2% 2024 up 10.0% 83rd
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9757 index 2015 137th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 100.0% 2023 1st
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 161st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0 2024 169th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0 2024 171st
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 1,900.0% 2023 1st
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 2,920 2025 down 17.0% 191st
Population of compulsory school age, female 1,396 2025 down 19.5% 191st
Population of compulsory school age, male 1,524 2025 down 14.5% 191st
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1,204 2024 up 7.9% 192nd
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 133rd
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.5% 2024 91st
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 878 2012 up 13.4% 168th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 431 2012 up 15.2% 168th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 447 2012 up 11.8% 168th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 581 2024 up 8.0% 193rd
Duration of compulsory education 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd