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Education · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Micronesia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 5.9% (2021), 173rd of 176 in the world and 30th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 82.2% (2024), 179th of 191 in the world and 29th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 78.9% (2024), 136th of 168 in the world and 25th of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Education: Micronesia 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 | 5.9%2021 | 173/176 | 30/30 | 35.6%1999 | · | 6.0% | −29.7 ppsince 1999 | 83.2% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 82.2%2024 | 179/191 | 29/30 | · | · | 87.4% | −15.2 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 78.9%2024 | 136/168 | 25/26 | · | · | 78.6% | −15.0 ppsince 2014 | 95.4% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 87.3%2005 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 92.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 75.1%2024 | 121/168 | 21/26 | · | · | 73.7% | −11.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 23.1%2024 | 19/178 | 2/29 | · | · | 19.1% | +10.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 19.72015 | 82/173 | 15/27 | · | · | · | — | 17.5 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 11.6%2020 | 3/184 | 3/29 | 6.7% | 11.7%2012 | 11.6% | +4.9 ppsince 2000 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 18.6%2020 | 28/179 | 4/28 | 10.0% | 17.8%2012 | 18.6% | +8.6 ppsince 2000 | 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
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−29.7 pp5.9% in 2021
- Primary completion−15.0 pp78.9% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−11.0 pp75.1% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+10.1 pp23.1% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Micronesia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Micronesia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Micronesia | United States | Papua New Guinea | Palau |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 5.9%2021 | 72.4%2020 | 45.8%2018 | 70.5%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 82.2%2024 | 97.0%2022 | 121.1%2023 | 106.9%2024 |
| Primary completion | 78.9%2024 | 95.7%2022 | 82.7%2023 | 100.4%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 87.3%2005 | 97.5%2022 | 52.1%2023 | 95.7%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 75.1%2024 | 101.4%2022 | 41.9%2023 | 91.7%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 23.1%2024 | 4.0%2022 | 4.0%2021 | 1.3%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.72015 | 14.22017 | 35.52016 | — |
| Education spending | 11.6%2020 | 5.4%2021 | 0.8%2023 | 3.4%2023 |
| Education, % of budget | 18.6%2020 | 11.3%2021 | 3.5%2023 | 9.1%2025 |