Education in Cook Islands 712 indicators covering education for Cook Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 3.4% 2024 — 94th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 5.7% 2024 — 89th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 172nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 169th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 173rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 623 2024 up 7.8% 191st Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 172nd Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.4% 2023 up 4.5% 86th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 174th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 141st Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 176th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.6% 2025 down 85.0% 176th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3% 2025 down 92.9% 183rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8% 2025 down 79.5% 169th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 12.2% 2025 down 63.9% 124th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 7.7% 2025 down 76.1% 146th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 16.5% 2025 down 53.4% 112th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.1% 2025 down 66.7% 185th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.1% 2025 down 66.7% 186th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 185th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.4667 modelled data 2025 down 48.7% 189th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 620 2024 up 3.0% 190th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.4% 2023 up 4.5% 86th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 322 2024 up 1.6% 189th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.375 modelled data 2025 down 65.0% 186th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 13 2025 unchanged 1st End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 298 2024 up 4.6% 189th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 down 50.0% 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 up 9.1% 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 — 187th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1 modelled data 2025 up 50.0% 70th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 100.0% 2023 — 1st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 111.3% 2024 up 15.3% 23rd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 300.0% 2023 — 1st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 110.7% 2024 up 12.8% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 109.4% 2024 up 9.7% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 111.9% 2024 up 18.0% 26th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 4.6% 78th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 300.0% 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 10.99 years 2024 up 10.2% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 111.2% 2024 up 12.4% 20th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 4.8% 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 107.7% 2024 up 7.1% 32nd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 153rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 152nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 372 2025 down 39.2% 202nd School age population, early childhood education, male 191 2025 down 39.4% 202nd School age population, early childhood education, female 181 2025 down 39.1% 202nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 81.9% 2024 up 16.9% 97th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 — 186th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 0 2024 — 188th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 10.79 years 2024 up 7.4% 16th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 11.2 years 2024 up 13.2% 8th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 5.3% 21st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2021 — 180th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 87.0% 2024 up 16.1% 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