Population of compulsory school age, female in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Population of compulsory school age, female was 5,613 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,613
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
178th
of 197 countries
All-time high
7,616
in 2014
All-time low
5,462
in 2004
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Population of compulsory school age, female in Marshall Islands, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 5,613 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Marshall Islands peaked at 7,616 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5,462, in 2004.
Marshall Islands ranks 178th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,377 | — |
| 1999 | 6,186 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 5,978 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 5,795 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 5,638 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 5,521 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 5,462 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5,501 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5,577 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5,637 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5,668 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5,695 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,738 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5,799 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5,774 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,683 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 7,616 | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 7,512 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7,363 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 7,176 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 6,941 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6,689 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 6,418 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 6,156 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 6,043 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5,912 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 5,765 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 5,613 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,282 | 6,186 | 6,377 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,647 | 5,462 | 5,978 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,629 | 5,683 | 7,616 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,984 | 5,613 | 6,418 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,960 compare
- 176 Aruba 8,184 compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 6,118 compare
- 179 Dominica 4,985 compare
- 180 Cayman Islands 4,633 compare
- 181 Bermuda 3,934 compare
More education data for Marshall Islands
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 439 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Marshall Islands?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Marshall Islands was 5,613 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7,616 in 2014.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,462 in 2004.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release