School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 2,963 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,963 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
188th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6,256 number
in 2004
All-time low
1,955 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Marshall Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Marshall Islands is 2,963 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Marshall Islands peaked at 6,256 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,955 number, in 1970.
Marshall Islands ranks 188th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,955 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,085 number | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 2,201 number | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 2,310 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 2,395 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 2,442 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2,450 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2,406 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 2,359 number | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 2,337 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2,360 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 2,441 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 2,544 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 2,667 number | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 2,813 number | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 3,004 number | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 3,256 number | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 3,523 number | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 3,799 number | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 4,050 number | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 4,264 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 4,449 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 4,518 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 4,520 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,512 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 4,554 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 4,710 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 4,978 number | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 5,270 number | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 5,543 number | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 5,805 number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 6,069 number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 6,146 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6,240 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6,256 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6,097 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5,751 number | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 5,243 number | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 4,749 number | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 4,409 number | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 4,281 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 4,372 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4,539 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 4,780 number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 5,020 number | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,495 number | -50.3% |
| 2016 | 2,627 number | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2,696 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,770 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2,867 number | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2,963 number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,294 number | 1,955 number | 2,450 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,046 number | 2,360 number | 4,050 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,732 number | 4,264 number | 5,543 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,676 number | 4,409 number | 6,256 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,645 number | 2,495 number | 5,020 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,963 number | 2,963 number | 2,963 number | 1 |
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More education data for Marshall Islands
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 439 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Marshall Islands?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Marshall Islands was 2,963 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,256 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,955 number in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Marshall Islands ranks 188th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.