Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 45.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Micronesia (country), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 45.3% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Micronesia (country) peaked at 48.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2018.
Micronesia (country) ranks 32nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.7% | 26.7% | 31.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 43.3% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 29 Angola 48.5% compare
- 30 North Macedonia 47.6% compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 46.4% compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 45.2% compare
- 34 Botswana 44.1% compare
- 35 Zimbabwe 43.5% compare
More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Population ages 0-14 31.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 774 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.74 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Micronesia (country)?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Micronesia (country) was 45.3% 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2018.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.