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 2.7% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Marshall Islands peaked at 13.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2025.
Marshall Islands ranks 133rd 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 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +39.8% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +52.2% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -20.9% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 6.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 2.7% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 130 Cayman Islands 3.1% compare
- 130 Malta 3.1% compare
- 132 Nepal 2.8% compare
- 134 Hong Kong, China 2.6% compare
- 134 Kyrgyzstan 2.6% compare
- 134 Morocco 2.6% compare
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 2.7% 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 13.0% 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 2.7% in 2025.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Marshall Islands ranks 133rd 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 79.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release