School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age in Marshall Islands, 1970–2020

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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 age 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 age 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,651 number compare
  2. 185 Seychelles 1,611 number compare
  3. 186 Antigua and Barbuda 1,488 number compare
  4. 188 Aruba 1,091 number compare
  5. 189 Dominica 858 number compare
  6. 190 Cayman Islands 759 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Marshall Islands?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Marshall Islands ranks 187th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/