Marshall Islands: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

Key figures

How it compares

In 2021, Marshall Islands had the 25th highest value of the 66 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Marshall Islands in the 2021 ranking

• Zimbabwe — 22nd of 66: 74.32%
• Montenegro — 23rd of 66: 72.87%
• Albania — 24th of 66: 69.23%
• Dominica — 26th of 66: 66.03%
• Trinidad and Tobago — 27th of 66: 64.49%
• Serbia — 28th of 66: 63.79%

What this measures

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in nearby economies

• Australia — 160.21% (2020)
• Brunei Darussalam — 63.48% (2020)
• Cambodia — 33.57% (2021)
• China — 93.07% (2021)
• Fiji — 31.34% (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 93.65% (2020)
• Indonesia — 62.34% (2018)
• Japan — 86.7% (2015)
• Korea, Rep. — 91.78% (2020)
• Lao PDR — 49.32% (2021)
• Macao SAR, China

More education data for Marshall Islands

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 13 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5,369 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.8% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 102.28% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Marshall Islands's school enrollment, preprimary (% gross)?

67.77% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 4.55 percentage points from 63.21% in 1999. The highest value was 86.8% in 2019 and the lowest 38.22% in 2016.

How does Marshall Islands rank?

25th highest of 66 economies with data for 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.ENRR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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