Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Marshall Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Marshall Islands is 1.02 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.21 index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9376 index, in 2002.
That places Marshall Islands 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9839 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9376 index | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 index | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9571 index | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.21 index | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 1 index | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9867 index | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9987 index | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9988 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9968 index | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9707 index | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9843 index | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9805 index | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +4.1% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1.02 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1.02 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +26.8% | 0.9571 index | 1.21 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9839 index | 0.9839 index | 0.9839 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 0.9376 index | 1.21 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9987 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9906 index | 0.9707 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Marshall Islands?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Marshall Islands was 1.02 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 index in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9376 index in 2002.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Marshall Islands ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.