Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands is 98.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands peaked at 119.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2016.
Marshall Islands ranks 55th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.5% | — |
| 2002 | 119.4% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 105.1% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 102.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 102.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 102.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 100.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 105.8% | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 102.4% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 107.1% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 101.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | -2.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 98.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 98.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 104.0% | 96.9% | 119.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 90.8% | 105.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 101.6% | 98.5% | 107.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More aid effectiveness data for Marshall Islands
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 98,641 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 2.16 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 101,658 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.12 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom -70 current US$ (2020)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 11.56 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Norway 26,872 current US$ (2014)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 103.40 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 83.00 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 4,903 current US$ (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands?
- Primary completion rate, total in Marshall Islands was 98.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 119.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2016.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Marshall Islands ranks 55th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.