School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.71 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 8.71 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands peaked at 11.31 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.71 years, in 2019.
Marshall Islands ranks 171st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.57 years | — |
| 2002 | 11.22 years | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 10.65 years | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 11.04 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 11.31 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.71 years | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 10.34 years | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 10.89 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 10.6 years | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.5 years | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 9.17 years | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 8.71 years | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.57 years | 9.57 years | 9.57 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.85 years | 10.34 years | 11.31 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.13 years | 8.71 years | 9.5 years | 3 |
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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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (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 8.71 years in 2019, 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 11.31 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.71 years in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.