Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 76.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Micronesia (country), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Micronesia (country) stood at 76.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Micronesia (country) peaked at 93.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2023.
Micronesia (country) ranks 185th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.0% | — |
| 2015 | 82.4% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 76.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 76.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.4%, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.0% | 82.4% | 93.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 76.1% | 80.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 607 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 840 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1039 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,726 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,539 (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Micronesia (country)?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Micronesia (country) was 76.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2023.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 185th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.