School age population, one year before than official … male than in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 728 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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 728 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Marshall Islands peaked at 905 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 334 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 official … male than in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 334 number | — |
| 1971 | 341 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 351 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 368 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 389 number | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 413 number | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 438 number | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 469 number | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 501 number | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 533 number | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 564 number | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 593 number | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 616 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 636 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 653 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 674 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 701 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 739 number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 781 number | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 823 number | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 857 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 874 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 894 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 905 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 904 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 890 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 865 number | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 820 number | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 752 number | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 674 number | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 599 number | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 541 number | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 567 number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 623 number | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 691 number | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 747 number | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 761 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 793 number | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 814 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 824 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 827 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 824 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 822 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 815 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 804 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 792 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 781 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 769 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 755 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 742 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 728 number | -1.9% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 728 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 728 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,531 number, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 413.7 number | 334 number | 533 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 678 number | 564 number | 823 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 843.5 number | 674 number | 905 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 696 number | 541 number | 824 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 793.1 number | 742 number | 827 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 728 number | 728 number | 728 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 184 Seychelles 829 number compare
- 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 826 number compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 756 number compare
- 188 Aruba 556 number compare
- 189 Dominica 437 number compare
- 190 Cayman Islands 386 number compare
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- 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)
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- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Share of children immunized dtp3 85 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 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 728 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 905 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 334 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 12.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/