Share of primary school teachers who are women in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 57.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Marshall Islands, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 57.6% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Marshall Islands peaked at 61.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2002.
Marshall Islands ranks 167th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 44.3% | 58.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 57.0% | 61.3% | 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 primary school teachers who are women in Marshall Islands?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Marshall Islands was 57.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2002.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Marshall Islands ranks 167th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.