Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 71.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Marshall Islands, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 71.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Marshall Islands peaked at 92.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2019.
Marshall Islands ranks 174th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.5% | — |
| 2002 | 92.9% | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 79.1% | 92.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 71.3% | 77.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Marshall Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 930 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,493 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,009 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Marshall Islands?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Marshall Islands was 71.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Marshall Islands ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.