Marshall Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary completion rate, male

Marshall Islands
99.6%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
69.7%
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
40th

Primary completion rate, male over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 99.6% against 69.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 29.9%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th of 189 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 107.4% 57.0% 50.4% Marshall Islands
2000s 103.9% 65.4% 38.5% Marshall Islands
2010s 93.4% 69.1% 24.3% Marshall Islands
2020s 100.4% 70.2% 30.2% Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, male, Marshall Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Marshall Islands, at 99.6% against 69.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, male between Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
29.9%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary completion rate, male?
Marshall Islands ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,295 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.