Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 8.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Marshall Islands, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Marshall Islands stood at 8.4%.
That represents a change of down 43.5% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Marshall Islands peaked at 44.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.
Marshall Islands ranks 101st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 0.5% | 26.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.1% | 14.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More education data for Marshall Islands
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 439 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.86 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Marshall Islands?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Marshall Islands was 8.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Marshall Islands ranks 101st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall 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 children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.