Marshall Islands's adult literacy fell from 98.3 % in 2011 to 95.8 % in 2021.
Marshall Islands's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 97.5 % in 1999 to 101.8 % in 2024.
Marshall Islands · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
29th of 48 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific*
Marshall Islands's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) fell from 98.5 % in 2011 to 96.4 % in 2021.
Marshall Islands's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 72.6 % in 1999 to 85.8 % in 2024.
Marshall Islands's tertiary enrolment rose from 16.0 % in 2002 to 37.7 % in 2024.
Marshall Islands's children out of school, primary fell from 289 in 2002 to 77.8 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −2.7 pts36th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −2.0 pts84th of 90*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −7.7 pts52nd of 119*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs38th of 195
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- Education spendingdown −7.5 pts7th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −11.5 pts104th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +13.5 %32nd of 142*
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Marshall Islands.