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Education · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Marshall Islands: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 67.8% (2021), 98th of 176 in the world and 18th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 101.8% (2024), 77th of 191 in the world and 10th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 98.5% (2024), 51st of 168 in the world and 11th of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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11 indicators
Education: Marshall Islands in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 67.8%2021 | 98/176 | 18/30 | 63.2%1999 | 44.6%2011 | 67.7% | +23.2 ppsince 2011 | 83.2% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 101.8%2024 | 77/191 | 10/30 | 97.5%1999 | 105.4%2011 | 108.4% | −3.6 ppsince 2011 | 100.0% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 98.5%2024 | 51/168 | 11/26 | 98.5%1999 | 91.0%2011 | 102.4% | +7.5 ppsince 2011 | 95.4% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 85.8%2024 | 117/176 | 20/26 | 72.6%1999 | 83.9%2009 | 93.0% | +1.9 ppsince 2009 | 92.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 114.1%2024 | 5/168 | 2/26 | 106.7%1999 | 117.6%2011 | 136.7% | −3.5 ppsince 2011 | 97.3% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 37.7%2024 | 103/172 | 17/27 | 16.0%2002 | 29.4%2012 | 37.4%2019 | +8.3 ppsince 2012 | 63.3% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.5%2024 | 123/178 | 20/29 | 3.9%2002 | 0.1%2011 | 1.0% | +1.4 ppsince 2011 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 95.8%2021 | 59/141 | 16/23 | · | 98.3%2011 | 95.8%2021 | −2.5 ppsince 2011 | 96.6% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 96.4%2021 | 87/148 | 16/23 | · | 98.5%2011 | 96.4%2021 | −2.1 ppsince 2011 | 99.1% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 7.7%2022 | 9/184 | 5/29 | 13.8%1999 | · | 13.8% | −4.1 ppsince 2003 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.3%2022 | 118/179 | 21/28 | 28.5%1999 | · | 19.4% | −11.2 ppsince 2003 | 13.0% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+23.2 pp67.8% in 2021
- Primary completion+7.5 pp98.5% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment+1.9 pp85.8% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+8.3 pp37.7% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Lower secondary completion−3.5 pp114.1% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+1.4 pp1.5% in 2024
- Adult literacy−2.5 pp95.8% in 2021
- Youth literacy−2.1 pp96.4% in 2021
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Marshall Islands and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Marshall Islands. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Marshall Islands | United States | Kiribati | Micronesia | Nauru |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 67.8%2021 | 72.4%2020 | 88.8%2020 | 5.9%2021 | 32.2%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 101.8%2024 | 97.0%2022 | 95.3%2024 | 82.2%2024 | 94.4%2025 |
| Primary completion | 98.5%2024 | 95.7%2022 | 92.8%2024 | 78.9%2024 | 86.4%2025 |
| Secondary enrolment | 85.8%2024 | 97.5%2022 | 90.3%2024 | 87.3%2005 | 94.5%2025 |
| Lower secondary completion | 114.1%2024 | 101.4%2022 | 96.0%2024 | 75.1%2024 | 97.9%2025 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 37.7%2024 | 79.4%2022 | 5.0%2024 | — | — |
| Out-of-school children | 1.5%2024 | 4.0%2022 | 8.7%2024 | 23.1%2024 | 6.6%2025 |
| Adult literacy | 95.8%2021 | — | 98.6%2020 | — | 96.6%2023 |
| Youth literacy | 96.4%2021 | — | 90.4%2019 | — | 91.7%2021 |