Primary education, pupils, per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.143 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Marshall Islands, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.143 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.1703 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.143 units per person, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1635 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.1703 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1472 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1593 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1552 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1591 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1579 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1603 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1614 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1646 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1688 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1664 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1644 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1575 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.156 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1521 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1498 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.143 units per person | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1635 units per person | 0.1635 units per person | 0.1635 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1588 units per person | 0.1472 units per person | 0.1703 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1661 units per person | 0.1644 units per person | 0.1688 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1517 units per person | 0.143 units per person | 0.1575 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More education data for Marshall Islands
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,516 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,493 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.143 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1703 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.143 units per person in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.