School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 5.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Micronesia (country), 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 5.9% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Micronesia (country) peaked at 35.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2021.
Micronesia (country) ranks 190th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.7% | — |
| 1973 | 10.1% | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 16.0% | +77.9% |
| 1976 | 15.7% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +127.5% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -77.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +127.5% | 15.7% | 35.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 9.0% | 16.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 6.8% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 187 Niger 7.0% compare
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.9% compare
- 189 Burkina Faso 6.5% compare
- 191 Syria 5.5% compare
- 192 Iraq 3.8% compare
- 193 Central African Republic 2.9% compare
More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0533 units per person (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8379 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,036 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,634 (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Micronesia (country)?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Micronesia (country) was 5.9% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2021.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.