School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 1,427 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1,427 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
187th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,772 number
in 1993
All-time low
647 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Marshall Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 1,427 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Marshall Islands peaked at 1,772 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 647 number, in 1970.
Marshall Islands ranks 187th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 647 number | — |
| 1971 | 659 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 682 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 716 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 758 number | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 804 number | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 851 number | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 906 number | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 963 number | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 1,020 number | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 1,075 number | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 1,125 number | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1,175 number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1,220 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 1,262 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 1,309 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1,366 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 1,444 number | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 1,530 number | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 1,613 number | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1,680 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1,716 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1,754 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1,772 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,767 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,738 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1,688 number | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1,601 number | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 1,471 number | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 1,321 number | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 1,176 number | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 1,061 number | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1,109 number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,213 number | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1,341 number | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1,446 number | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 1,474 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,539 number | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1,586 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,613 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,623 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,617 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,614 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,599 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,576 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,550 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,528 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,504 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,479 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,454 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,427 number | -1.9% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1,427 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,878 number, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1,427 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60,392 number, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 800.6 number | 647 number | 1,020 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,312 number | 1,075 number | 1,613 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,651 number | 1,321 number | 1,772 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,356 number | 1,061 number | 1,613 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,554 number | 1,454 number | 1,623 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,427 number | 1,427 number | 1,427 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,651 number compare
- 185 Seychelles 1,611 number compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 1,488 number compare
- 188 Aruba 1,091 number compare
- 189 Dominica 858 number compare
- 190 Cayman Islands 759 number compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Marshall Islands?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Marshall Islands was 1,427 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,772 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 647 number in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Marshall Islands ranks 187th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/