School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 11.78 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands peaked at 12.71 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.29 years, in 1999.
That places Marshall Islands 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.29 years | — |
| 2002 | 11.52 years | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 10.81 years | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 11.27 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 11.58 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 11.12 years | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.97 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.51 years | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 11.38 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.85 years | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 11.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.43 years | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 12.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12.71 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 12.38 years | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 12.13 years | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 11.78 years | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.29 years | 10.29 years | 10.29 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.27 years | 10.81 years | 11.58 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.05 years | 11.85 years | 12.43 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.29 years | 11.78 years | 12.71 years | 5 |
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More education data for Marshall Islands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 439 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.9% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands was 11.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.71 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.29 years in 1999.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release