6 answers, 2 from Micronesia's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
23.1% of children of primary school age in the Federated States of Micronesia were out of school in 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, which publishes the figure in its data browser and on its country page. The rate was 22.4% for lower secondary age and 35.7% for upper secondary age.
The out-of-school rate is the share of children of the official age for a level who are not enrolled in any school. It is calculated from enrolment records and population estimates, so errors in either can move it. The Pacific Community's education indicators cite the national Education Digest 2022, which put participation in organised learning one year before primary school at 58.4%.
Government spending on education in the Federated States of Micronesia was 11.6% of GDP in 2020, and 18.6% of total government spending, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, which publishes the figures in its data browser and on its country page. 2020 is the latest year it holds for the country.
Spending as a share of GDP depends on the size of GDP as well as on spending, so it can move when the economy grows or shrinks. UNESCO's figures cover all levels of government. National budget documents are published by the Department of Finance and Administration.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, net primary school enrolment in Micronesia was 85.5% in 2015. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 95.1%, and Micronesia placed 15th highest of 19. Worldwide: 106th of 131.
11.6% of GDP: that is government spending on education in Micronesia for 2020, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Since 2012 it has ranged from 9.9% of GDP (2018) to 13.8% of GDP (2016). It is 4th highest of 25 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 3.9% of GDP. Worldwide: 4th of 162.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the number of primary pupils per teacher in Micronesia at 20 in 2015. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 19, and Micronesia placed 9th highest of 18. Worldwide: 66th of 136.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the primary completion rate in Micronesia at 78.9% in 2024. Its high point since 2013 was 2014, at 93.8%; its low point was 2020, at 78.6%. It is 19th highest of 20 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 98.9%. Of 104 countries with 2024 data, 88th highest.
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