Preprimary education, duration in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Preprimary education, duration was 4 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Preprimary education, duration in Marshall Islands, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Marshall Islands is 4 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Marshall Islands peaked at 4 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1999.
That places Marshall Islands 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Preprimary education, duration in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 years | — |
| 2000 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 4 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5 years, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 4 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 years, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 years | 2 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 88 Belarus 4 years compare
- 88 Bulgaria 4 years compare
- 88 Cayman Islands 4 years compare
- 88 Gibraltar 4 years compare
- 88 North Korea 4 years compare
- 88 Maldives 4 years compare
- 88 Mongolia 4 years compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 4 years compare
- 88 Poland 4 years compare
- 88 Saudi Arabia 4 years compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 years compare
- 88 Saint Lucia 4 years compare
- 88 Tajikistan 4 years compare
- 88 Uzbekistan 4 years compare
- 88 Zambia 4 years compare
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 preprimary education, duration in Marshall Islands?
- Preprimary education, duration in Marshall Islands was 4 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Marshall Islands ranks 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.