Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 740 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Marshall Islands stood at 740 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Marshall Islands peaked at 890 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 328 number, in 1970.
That places Marshall Islands 191st 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, male in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 328 number | — |
| 1971 | 333 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 340 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 354 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 370 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 391 number | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 414 number | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 441 number | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 471 number | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 503 number | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 535 number | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 565 number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 593 number | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 615 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 634 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 653 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 675 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 709 number | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 748 number | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 788 number | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 824 number | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 847 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 871 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 886 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 890 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 884 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 866 number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 836 number | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 776 number | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 703 number | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 622 number | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 548 number | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 546 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 580 number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 635 number | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 692 number | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 724 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 760 number | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 787 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 803 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 812 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 814 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 818 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 815 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 809 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 799 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 788 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 777 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 766 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 753 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 740 number | -1.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 740 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 740 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 394.5 number | 328 number | 503 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 651.5 number | 535 number | 788 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 838.3 number | 703 number | 890 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 669.7 number | 546 number | 803 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 795.1 number | 753 number | 818 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 740 number | 740 number | 740 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 824 number compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 745 number compare
- 190 American Samoa 743 number compare
- 192 Aruba 573 number compare
- 193 Dominica 433 number compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 398 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, male in Marshall Islands?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Marshall Islands was 740 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 890 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 328 number in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Marshall Islands ranks 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.