Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 82.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Micronesia (country), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Micronesia (country) stood at 82.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Micronesia (country) peaked at 214.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2023.
That places Micronesia (country) 201st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 214.6% | — |
| 1972 | 212.5% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 214.6% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 204.1% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 197.9% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 191.3% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 194.3% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 190.8% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 184.2% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 111.9% | -39.2% |
| 2005 | 110.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 109.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 82.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.1%, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 82.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.7%, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Micronesia (country) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -39.2% | 184.2% | 111.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200.5% | 184.2% | 214.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 110.6% | 109.7% | 111.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 93.6% | 97.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 82.2% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1039 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,726 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2439 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Micronesia (country)?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Micronesia (country) was 82.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 214.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2023.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 201st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.