Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 45.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Marshall Islands, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Marshall Islands is 45.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.7% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Marshall Islands peaked at 113.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2019.
Marshall Islands ranks 177th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.5% | — |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 100.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 106.8% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 113.6% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -35.7% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 89.4% | 100.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 45.0% | 113.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 174 Mauritania 47.7% compare
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 47.6% compare
- 176 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.3% compare
- 178 Madagascar 44.5% compare
- 179 Nigeria 43.2% compare
- 180 Ethiopia 40.9% compare
More education data for Marshall Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 253 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 657 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 439 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Marshall Islands?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Marshall Islands was 45.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 113.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.