Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Marshall Islands

Primary school enrollment in the Marshall Islands in 2016 — 73.2%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 138. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 23.1 pp.

2016 73.2% +0.7 pp vs 2015
World rank 131of 138
Period maximum 96.3%2002
Period minimum 72.5%2015

Trend over time

2002–2016 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Marshall Islands, 2002–2016708090100200220042006200820102012201420162002: 96.3%2011: 94.1%2015: 72.5%2016: 73.2%
Change over the period: −23.1 pp Annual average: -1.65 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands 73.2%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 73.2 +0.7 pp
2015 72.5
2011 94.1
2002 96.3

Micronesia, 2016

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KI Kiribati 97.5 NR Nauru 93.7 MH Marshall Islands 73.2

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.