Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 9.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cook Islands, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cook Islands is 9.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cook Islands peaked at 12.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1999.
That places Cook Islands 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 11.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cook Islands?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cook Islands was 9.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1999.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Cook Islands ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.