Lower secondary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 114.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 114.1% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands peaked at 141.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2022.
That places Marshall Islands 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 106.7% | — |
| 2002 | 113.3% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 117.6% | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | -40.8% |
| 2019 | 128.9% | +85.2% |
| 2020 | 136.7% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 141.9% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | -72.2% |
| 2023 | 141.5% | +258.2% |
| 2024 | 114.1% | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.7% | 106.7% | 106.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 101.5% | 96.3% | 113.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 105.3% | 69.6% | 128.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 114.8% | 39.5% | 141.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 1 Hong Kong 129.5% compare
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 119.7% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 116.6% compare
- 5 Gibraltar 110.3% compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109.9% compare
- 7 Aruba 107.2% compare
More education data for Marshall Islands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 439 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands was 114.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 141.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2022.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Marshall Islands ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.