School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.8689 years in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8689 years
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
142nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.27 years
in 2002
All-time low
0.7605 years
in 2016
Years of data
9
1999–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Marshall Islands, 1999–2019

00.511.51999200920191999: 1.3 years2002: 1.3 years2007: 0.919 years2008: 0.962 years2009: 0.934 years2011: 0.892 years2015: 0.778 years2016: 0.761 years2019: 0.869 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Marshall Islands stood at 0.8689 years.

The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.27 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7605 years, in 2016.

That places Marshall Islands 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.26 years 1.26 years 1.26 years 1
2000s 1.02 years 0.9185 years 1.27 years 4
2010s 0.8249 years 0.7605 years 0.8922 years 4

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 139 Tonga 0.9163 years compare
  2. 140 Ethiopia 0.8854 years compare
  3. 141 Micronesia (country) 0.869 years compare
  4. 143 Eswatini 0.8363 years compare
  5. 144 Tanzania 0.8254 years compare
  6. 145 Rwanda 0.8238 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Marshall Islands?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Marshall Islands was 0.8689 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 years in 2002.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7605 years in 2016.
How does Marshall Islands rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Marshall Islands ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.