Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) was 5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5
in 1998
All-time low
5
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Marshall Islands, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 5 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Marshall Islands peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
That places Marshall Islands 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 129 Angola 5 compare
- 129 Anguilla 5 compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 5 compare
- 129 Austria 5 compare
- 129 Bahamas 5 compare
- 129 Barbados 5 compare
- 129 Belgium 5 compare
- 129 Belize 5 compare
- 129 Bermuda 5 compare
- 129 British Virgin Islands 5 compare
- 129 Colombia 5 compare
- 129 Cook Islands 5 compare
- 129 Cyprus 5 compare
- 129 Czechia 5 compare
- 129 Dominica 5 compare
- 129 Greece 5 compare
- 129 Grenada 5 compare
- 129 Honduras 5 compare
- 129 Latvia 5 compare
- 129 Macao 5 compare
- 129 Malta 5 compare
- 129 Mauritius 5 compare
- 129 Montserrat 5 compare
- 129 Myanmar 5 compare
- 129 Netherlands 5 compare
- 129 Nicaragua 5 compare
- 129 Niue 5 compare
- 129 Pakistan 5 compare
- 129 Paraguay 5 compare
- 129 Philippines 5 compare
- 129 Puerto Rico 5 compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 5 compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 compare
- 129 Samoa 5 compare
- 129 Slovakia 5 compare
- 129 Sri Lanka 5 compare
- 129 Tokelau 5 compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 5 compare
- 129 United Kingdom 5 compare
- 129 Vietnam 5 compare
More education data for Marshall Islands
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.52 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 407 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 269 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 469 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,009 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,369 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Marshall Islands?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Marshall Islands was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Marshall Islands ranks 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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