Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 24.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Micronesia, Federated States of, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Micronesia, Federated States of recorded 24.1% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 24.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2016.
That places Micronesia, Federated States of 25th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.2% | — |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +50.9% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +0.9% |
Micronesia, Federated States of compared with similar countries
- Micronesia, Federated States of's 24.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 4.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Micronesia, Federated States of's 24.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 3.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.2% | 13.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.1% | 24.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Micronesia, Federated States of
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 607 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 840 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1039 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,726 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,539 (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Micronesia, Federated States of was 24.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 25th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release