Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 7.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands is 7.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 49.3% on the previous year and down 22.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands peaked at 15.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2022.
That places Marshall Islands 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 7.7% | 15.2% | 3 |
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands was 7.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Marshall Islands ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.