Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands is 1.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands peaked at 10.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2025.
Marshall Islands ranks 150th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +38.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -50.6% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +60.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 27% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +60.7% | 2.8% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 3.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More education data for Marshall Islands
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.143 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands was 1.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2025.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Marshall Islands ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release