Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 709 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Marshall Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Marshall Islands stood at 709 number.
That represents a change of 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, female in Marshall Islands peaked at 852 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 309 number, in 1970.
Marshall Islands ranks 190th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 309 number | — |
| 1971 | 312 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 321 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 334 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 352 number | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 371 number | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 391 number | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 413 number | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 436 number | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 460 number | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 484 number | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 507 number | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 535 number | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 560 number | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 585 number | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 610 number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 637 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 673 number | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 714 number | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 756 number | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 791 number | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 816 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 838 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 850 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 852 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 842 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 823 number | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 793 number | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 739 number | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 670 number | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 597 number | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 526 number | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 523 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 553 number | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 600 number | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 648 number | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 677 number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 712 number | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 741 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 763 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 777 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 782 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 787 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 785 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 777 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 766 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 755 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 743 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 732 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 721 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 709 number | -1.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 709 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 709 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 369.9 number | 309 number | 460 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 606.1 number | 484 number | 756 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 801.4 number | 670 number | 852 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 634 number | 523 number | 763 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 762.5 number | 721 number | 787 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 709 number | 709 number | 709 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 827 number compare
- 188 Seychelles 780 number compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 723 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 689 number compare
- 192 Aruba 553 number compare
- 193 Dominica 418 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, female in Marshall Islands?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Marshall Islands was 709 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 852 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 309 number in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.