Education in Cook Islands 712 indicators covering education for Cook Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 GPI 2024 down 1.1% 50th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 77.0% 2024 up 17.8% 102nd Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 168th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 88.9% 2024 up 4.2% 72nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 — 173rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 97.5% 2024 down 0.6% 84th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.6% 2022 up 64.7% 68th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2021 — 170th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 0 2024 — 176th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 36.05 2024 up 0.1% 196th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0 2024 — 179th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.5% 2024 up 27.4% 121st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 42 2024 up 32.4% 153rd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 0 2024 — 179th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 203 2023 down 1.9% 74th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 100 2024 up 13.3% 147th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 9.2% 2025 down 9.3% 162nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 0 2024 — 179th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 28 2024 up 53.5% 151st Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 66.7% 2024 up 15.9% 61st Teachers in lower secondary education, male 14 2024 up 3.9% 150th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 65.0% 2024 up 13.0% 45th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 65 2024 up 28.0% 144th Teachers in upper secondary education, male 35 2024 down 6.7% 143rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0 2024 — 178th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 0 2024 — 176th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2021 — 173rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 12.3% 106th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 90.8% 2024 up 10.7% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 87.2% 2024 down 1.6% 67th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2 2023 — 124th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 6 2023 down 53.8% 209th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 — 194th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 241 2023 up 8.1% 199th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 17 years 2012 unchanged 138th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 22.1% 2023 up 46.5% 4th Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 3 years 2012 unchanged 4th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0 2024 — 165th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 0 2024 — 162nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 — 9th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 — 96th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.7% 2023 down 24.8% 117th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 26.3% 2023 up 62.3% 12th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 2023 — 167th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 233 2024 down 4.5% 115th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 82 2024 up 110.3% 113th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 151 2024 down 26.3% 108th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2021 — 165th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2021 — 166th Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 26 2015 down 74.8% 179th Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 2 2015 down 98.5% 180th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.9% 2015 down 68.0% 122nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 0.2% 2015 down 97.9% 177th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 166th ← Previous Page 6 of 12 Next →