Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.1504 GPIA in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1504 GPIA
Change on year
down 88.1%
World rank
152nd
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.39 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.1504 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
9
2002–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Marshall Islands, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Marshall Islands stood at 0.1504 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.1% on the previous year and down 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.39 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1504 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 152nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9562 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.215 GPIA | -77.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6511 GPIA | +202.9% |
| 2016 | 0.84 GPIA | +29.0% |
| 2020 | 1.39 GPIA | +65.1% |
| 2021 | 0.657 GPIA | -52.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5049 GPIA | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 GPIA | +150.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1504 GPIA | -88.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9562 GPIA | 0.9562 GPIA | 0.9562 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5687 GPIA | 0.215 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7926 GPIA | 0.1504 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3809 GPIA compare
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 0.3506 GPIA compare
- 151 San Marino 0.2031 GPIA compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.062 GPIA compare
- 154 Anguilla 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Albania 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cook Islands 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Colombia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Costa Rica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cyprus 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Dominica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 France 0 GPIA compare
- 154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Croatia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 India 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Peru 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Poland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Portugal 0 GPIA 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 children one year before the official primary in Marshall Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Marshall Islands was 0.1504 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1504 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Marshall Islands ranks 152nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release