Training
Almost all adults in the Micronesia Federation can read and write. Schooling is compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 14, but many students leave school sooner than that.
The school system follows the American model with an eight-year elementary school and four years in high school. The training is free of charge but suffers from a lack of teaching materials and educated teachers.
- COUNTRYAAH: Country facts of Micronesia, including geography profile, population statistics, and business data.
There is a general college with, among other things, teacher training on the island of Pohnpei and a maritime and fishing academy on the island of Yap. Many of the residents who acquire higher education choose to do so in the United States. It is common among highly educated to live and work abroad, primarily in the United States.
- Andyeducation: Introduction to education system in Micronesia, including compulsory schooling and higher education.
FACTS – EDUCATION
Proportion of children starting primary school
84.0 percent (2015)
Number of pupils per teacher in primary school
20 (2015)
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
22.3 percent (2015)
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of the state budget
22.3 percent (2015)