School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) was 943 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Marshall Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Marshall Islands is 943, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Marshall Islands peaked at 2,364 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 564, in 1970.
Marshall Islands ranks 202nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 564 | — |
| 1971 | 582 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 598 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 613 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 622 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 620 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 629 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 654 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 688 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 737 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 789 | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 831 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 861 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 883 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 907 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 934 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 974 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1,039 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1,113 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1,172 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1,200 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1,238 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1,286 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 1,334 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1,368 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1,389 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1,409 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,441 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1,488 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1,520 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,502 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,453 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1,397 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1,323 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1,225 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1,124 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 1,077 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 1,099 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,144 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1,188 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1,235 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1,282 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1,297 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,285 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,240 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2,364 | +90.6% |
| 2016 | 2,319 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2,289 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2,290 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,189 | -48.1% |
| 2020 | 1,151 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,095 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,071 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,062 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,022 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 943 | -7.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 943 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 182,080, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 943 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45,867, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +90.6% | 1,240 | 2,364 |
| 2019 | -48.1% | 2,290 | 1,189 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 630.7 | 564 | 737 | 10 |
| 1980s | 950.3 | 789 | 1,172 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,367 | 1,200 | 1,520 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,253 | 1,077 | 1,502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,679 | 1,189 | 2,364 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,057 | 943 | 1,151 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 199 Dominica 1,298 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 1,184 compare
- 201 Bermuda 944 compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 822 compare
- 204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 771 compare
- 205 Gibraltar 744 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 school age population, lower secondary education, male in Marshall Islands?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Marshall Islands was 943 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,364 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 564 in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Marshall Islands ranks 202nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release