Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 23.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Micronesia (country), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Micronesia (country) stood at 23.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Micronesia (country) peaked at 23.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2018.
Micronesia (country) ranks 26th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.0% | — |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +35.8% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -52.2% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +75.7% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +76.6% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 6.1% | 17.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.1% | 23.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 521 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,910 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,539 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 253 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.92 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 774 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,724 (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Micronesia (country)?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Micronesia (country) was 23.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2018.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 26th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.