Education in Marshall Islands

79 indicators covering education for Marshall Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Population ages 15-64 61.2% 2025 up 2.5% 156th
Population ages 0-14 33.9% 2025 down 9.5% 55th
School enrollment, primary 101.8% 2024 down 4.5% 86th
Primary education, teachers 439 2024 down 31.7% 191st
School enrollment, primary, female 102.3% 2024 down 4.1% 76th
School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% 2024 down 4.9% 94th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9438 GPI 2021 down 2.6% 174th
School enrollment, secondary 85.8% 2024 up 3.1% 124th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.5 per 1,000 2024 down 19.4% 61st
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 6.4 per 1,000 2024 down 13.5% 69th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 5 per 1,000 2024 down 15.3% 55th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 3 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 49th
Secondary education, teachers 407 2024 down 45.1% 192nd
School enrollment, secondary, female 91.3% 2024 up 4.4% 109th
School enrollment, secondary, male 80.8% 2024 up 2.0% 130th
School enrollment, tertiary 37.7% 2024 up 9.8% 104th
School enrollment, primary, private 20.0% 2022 up 8.7% 67th
School enrollment, preprimary 67.8% 2021 up 51.9% 102nd
School enrollment, tertiary, female 43.9% 2024 up 23.5% 105th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 32.2% 2024 down 2.9% 99th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.27 GPI 2024 up 18.6% 79th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.09 GPI 2021 up 4.3% 34th
Secondary education, teachers, female 194 2024 down 43.4% 189th
Primary completion rate, female 97.4% 2024 up 4.3% 66th
Primary completion rate, male 99.6% 2024 up 12.6% 43rd
Government expenditure on education, total 7.7% 2022 9th
Secondary education, general pupils 5,366 2016 down 0.1% 190th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 114.1% 2024 up 63.9% 4th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 68.2% 2021 up 50.5% 99th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 67.3% 2021 up 53.3% 99th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 83.4% 2021 down 0.0% 117th
Government expenditure on education, total 11.3% 2022 down 56.5% 126th
Secondary education, general pupils 50.2% 2016 up 2.2% 86th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 117.1% 2024 up 51.5% 3rd
Lower secondary completion rate, male 111.4% 2024 up 78.3% 5th
Children out of school 1.5% 2024 down 83.5% 137th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 5,369 2024 down 34.8% 193rd
Secondary education, pupils 5,009 2024 down 8.2% 192nd
Number of infant deaths, male 10 2024 down 54.5% 180th
Number of infant deaths, female 8 2024 down 52.9% 179th
Number of under-five deaths, female 9 2024 down 57.1% 181st
Number of under-five deaths, male 13 2024 down 51.9% 176th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 83.5% 2016 down 26.7% 175th
Primary education, teachers 57.6% 2024 up 30.0% 156th
Persistence to grade 5, total 86.4% 2021 down 0.5% 102nd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 4 2024 down 33.3% 185th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 4 2024 down 33.3% 182nd
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2 2024 down 33.3% 178th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 3 2024 down 40.0% 173rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 85.8% 2016 down 27.5% 171st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 81.3% 2016 down 25.8% 177th
School enrollment, secondary, private 23.8% 2022 up 13.5% 55th
Trained teachers in primary education 50.6% 2024 up 7.7% 127th
Secondary education, teachers 47.7% 2024 up 3.1% 145th
Compulsory education, duration 13 years 2025 unchanged 17th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 52.2% 2024 up 16.0% 117th