Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled female in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled female was 25.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Micronesia (country), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 25.3% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Micronesia (country) peaked at 25.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2016.
That places Micronesia (country) 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled female in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.4% | — |
| 2001 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | +5.4% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 25.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 8.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 25.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 8.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 17.7% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,634 (2005)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0533 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0506 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8379 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Micronesia (country)?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Micronesia (country) was 25.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2016.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release