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.
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 |
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More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Population ages 0-14 31.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 774 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.74 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.6% (2024)
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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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.