Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 205 countries
All-time high
6
in 2016
All-time low
6
in 2016
Years of data
10
2016–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Micronesia (country), 2016–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Micronesia (country) is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Micronesia (country) peaked at 6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2016.
Micronesia (country) ranks 21st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | — |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,762 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,743 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Micronesia (country)?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Micronesia (country) was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2016.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 21st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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