Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Marshall Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 7.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Marshall Islands peaked at 26.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2025.
Marshall Islands ranks 147th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -22.3% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | -20.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 7.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 44% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 7.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.0%, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 14.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 7.5% | 17.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Marshall Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Marshall Islands was 7.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2025.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Marshall Islands ranks 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release