Males per 100 Female Students Trends for Marshall Islands Colleges

Marshall Islands Colleges Gender Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Total college enrollment in Marshall Islands has reached 1,011 students, marking a decrease of 76 students over the past decade. During this period, the gender gap in higher education continued to widen: the gender ratio decreased from 101.30 to 81.51 male students per 100 female students, reflecting a strong relative growth in female college enrollment.

For the academic year 2024-2025, Marshall Islands Colleges enrollment is approximately 44.91% male (454 males) and 55.09% female (557 females).

Undergraduate vs Graduate:
- Undergraduate: 81.51 male students per 100 female students
- Graduate: 0.00 male students per 100 female students
- Comparison:In Marshall Islands, undergraduate students have a higher male-to-female ratio than graduate students, highlighting a higher proportion of female students pursuing advanced degrees.
Full-Time vs Part-Time:
- Full-time: 80.12 male students per 100 female students
- Part-time: 83.56 male students per 100 female students
- Comparison: Full-time and part-time students in Marshall Islands have similar male-to-female ratios, indicating a comparable gender distribution across both enrollment types.

Male to Female Student Ratio Trends

From 2015 to 2025, total enrollment at Marshall Islands Colleges decreased by 76 students, from 1,087 to 1,011. Male enrollment decreased by 93 students, while female enrollment increased by 17 students. The number of male students per 100 female students decreased, changing from 101.30 to 81.51.

Over this period, male enrollment fluctuated year over year, while female enrollment fluctuated.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio Trends in Marshall Islands
Year	Total Students	Male Students	Female Students	Males per 100 Female Students
2014-15	1,087	547 (50.32%)	540 (49.68%)	101.30
2015-16	995	528 (53.07%)	467 (46.93%)	113.06
2016-17	978	487 (49.80%)	491 (50.20%)	99.19
2017-18	1,032	527 (51.07%)	505 (48.93%)	104.36
2018-19	1,119	571 (51.03%)	548 (48.97%)	104.20
2019-20	985	466 (47.31%)	519 (52.69%)	89.79
2020-21	1,162	551 (47.42%)	611 (52.58%)	90.18
2021-22	1,267	577 (45.54%)	690 (54.46%)	83.62
2022-23	1,384	616 (44.51%)	768 (55.49%)	80.21
2023-24	1,216	541 (44.49%)	675 (55.51%)	80.15
2024-25	1,011	454 (44.91%)	557 (55.09%)	81.51
Average	1,224	587 (47.93%)	637 (52.07%)	92.06

Male per Female Ratio by School Control

The following is an analysis of the male per female ratio (male students per 100 female students) at Marshall Islands Colleges by school control.

Public: The ratio decreased by 19.79 points, from 101.30 in 2014-15 to 81.51 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 547 (50.3% of total enrollment) to 454 (44.9% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 540 (49.7% of total enrollment) to 557 (55.1% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 93.41 males per 100 female students.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio By School Control in Marshall Islands
Year	Public			Private nonprofit			Private for-profit
Year	Male	Female	Ratio	Male	Female	Ratio	Male	Female	Ratio
2014-15	547	540	101.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015-16	528	467	113.06	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	487	491	99.19	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-18	527	505	104.36	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	571	548	104.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	466	519	89.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	551	611	90.18	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	577	690	83.62	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	616	768	80.21	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	541	675	80.15	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	454	557	81.51	-	-	-	-	-	-

Male per Female Ratio by Student Level

The following is an analysis of the male per female ratio (male students per 100 female students) at Marshall Islands Colleges by student level.

Undergraduate: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 19.79 points, from 101.30 to 81.51. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for Undergraduate programs.
Over the period, the male to female ratio decreased more for graduate students than for undergraduate students, indicating a greater increase of female enrollment among graduate students compared to undergraduate students.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio by Student Level in Marshall Islands
Year	Undergraduate	Graduate	Difference
2014-15	101.30	-	-
2015-16	113.06	-	-
2016-17	99.19	-	-
2017-18	104.36	-	-
2018-19	104.20	-	-
2019-20	89.79	-	-
2020-21	90.18	-	-
2021-22	83.62	-	-
2022-23	80.21	-	-
2023-24	80.15	-	-
2024-25	81.51	-	-
Average	93.42	-	-

Male per Female Ratio by Enrollment Status

The following is an analysis of the male per female ratio (male students per 100 female students) at Marshall Islands Colleges by enrollment status.

Overall, the male per female ratio for full-time students is 92.99 and for part-time students is 96.76 males per 100 female students.

Full-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 26.20 points, from 106.32 to 80.12. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for full-time students.
Part-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 5.82 points, from 89.38 to 83.56. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for part-time students.
Over the period, the male to female ratio decreased more for full-time students than for part-time students, indicating a greater increase of female enrollment among full-time students compared to part-time students.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio by Enrollment Status in Marshall Islands
Year	Full-time	Part-time	Difference
2014-15	106.32	89.38	16.94
2015-16	104.42	135.94	-31.52
2016-17	92.00	117.02	-25.02
2017-18	98.51	115.98	-17.47
2018-19	105.56	101.60	3.96
2019-20	86.70	97.90	-11.20
2020-21	91.67	88.36	3.31
2021-22	81.87	85.46	-3.59
2022-23	86.56	75.67	10.89
2023-24	89.16	73.52	15.64
2024-25	80.12	83.56	-3.44
Average	92.99	96.76	-3.77