School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.21 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Marshall Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Marshall Islands is 8.21 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Marshall Islands peaked at 10.07 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.69 years, in 2005.
That places Marshall Islands 150th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.84 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.38 years | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 8.1 years | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 9.02 years | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 7.69 years | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 8.36 years | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 8.11 years | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.96 years | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.63 years | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 10.03 years | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 10.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.87 years | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 8.77 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.18 years | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.02 years | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 8.79 years | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 8.21 years | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.84 years | 7.84 years | 7.84 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.33 years | 7.69 years | 9.38 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.4 years | 8.63 years | 10.07 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.79 years | 8.21 years | 9.18 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Marshall Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Marshall Islands was 8.21 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 years in 2005.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Marshall Islands ranks 150th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release