Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.6667 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6667 modelled data
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
165th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9368 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.4 modelled data
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Marshall Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Marshall Islands stood at 0.6667 modelled data.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.9368 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4 modelled data, in 2017.
That places Marshall Islands 165th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9368 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8889 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8462 modelled data | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8108 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7949 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8067 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8235 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8362 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8364 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8173 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7857 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7204 modelled data | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6395 modelled data | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5714 modelled data | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4928 modelled data | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4407 modelled data | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4082 modelled data | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4194 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4583 modelled data | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5556 modelled data | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6 modelled data | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6667 modelled data | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6364 modelled data | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7778 modelled data | +22.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6667 modelled data | -14.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.6667 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.6667 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8398 modelled data | 0.7949 modelled data | 0.9368 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5336 modelled data | 0.4 modelled data | 0.7857 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6505 modelled data | 0.5556 modelled data | 0.7778 modelled data | 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Marshall Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Marshall Islands was 0.6667 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9368 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 modelled data in 2017.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Marshall Islands ranks 165th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. 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 children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release