Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 1,449 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Marshall Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 1,449 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Marshall Islands peaked at 1,742 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 637 number, in 1970.
That places Marshall Islands 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 637 number | — |
| 1971 | 645 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 661 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 688 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 722 number | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 762 number | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 805 number | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 854 number | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 907 number | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 963 number | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 1,019 number | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 1,072 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 1,128 number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1,175 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 1,219 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1,263 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,312 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 1,382 number | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1,462 number | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 1,544 number | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 1,615 number | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 1,663 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,709 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1,736 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,742 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,726 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1,689 number | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,629 number | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1,515 number | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 1,373 number | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 1,219 number | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 1,074 number | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 1,069 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,133 number | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1,235 number | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1,340 number | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 1,401 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1,472 number | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1,528 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,566 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,589 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,596 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,605 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,600 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,586 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,565 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,543 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,520 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,498 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,474 number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,449 number | -1.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1,449 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 116,888 number, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1,449 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 764.4 number | 637 number | 963 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,258 number | 1,019 number | 1,544 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,640 number | 1,373 number | 1,742 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,304 number | 1,069 number | 1,566 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,558 number | 1,474 number | 1,605 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,449 number | 1,449 number | 1,449 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,651 number compare
- 188 Seychelles 1,606 number compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 1,468 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 1,432 number compare
- 192 Aruba 1,126 number compare
- 193 Dominica 851 number compare
More education data for Marshall Islands
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,649 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -5.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0705 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,720 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,516 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.143 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Marshall Islands?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Marshall Islands was 1,449 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,742 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 637 number in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Marshall Islands ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.