Editing Micronesia (section)

===Education===
The educational systems in the nations of Micronesia vary depending on the country and there are several higher-level educational institutions.

The [[CariPac]] consists of institutions of [[higher education]] in [[Guam]], the [[Northern Mariana Islands]], [[American Samoa]], [[Puerto Rico]], the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]], the [[Federated States of Micronesia]], the [[Marshall Islands]] and [[Palau]]. The [[Agricultural Development in the American Pacific]] is a partnership of the University of Hawaii, American Samoa Community College, College of Micronesia, Northern Marianas College and the University of Guam.

In the Federated States of Micronesia, education is required for citizens aged 6 to 13,<ref name=".info">{{cite web |url=http://micronesiaeducation.info//profile.asp |title=Education Profile of Micronesia, Micronesia Education, Education in Micronesia, Universities in Micronesia, Schools in Micronesia, Micronesia Education Profile |publisher=micronesiaeducation.info |access-date=13 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062651/http://micronesiaeducation.info//profile.asp |archive-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is important to their economy.<ref>{{cite book |last1 = Dunford |first1 = Betty |last2 = Ridgell |first2 = Reilly |title = Pacific neighbors : the islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia |publisher = Bess Press |year = 1996 |location = Honolulu, Hawaii |isbn = 1-57306-023-2}}</ref> The literacy rate for citizens aged 15 to 24 is 98.8%.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/document.aspx?ReportId=121&IF_Language=eng&BR_Country=4845 |title=UNESCO Institute for Statistics |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=13 October 2011}}</ref> The [[College of Micronesia-FSM]] has a campus in each of the four states with its national campus in the capital city of [[Palikir]], [[Pohnpei]]. The COM-FSM system also includes the Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) on the [[Yap]] islands.<ref name="FMI">{{cite web |url= http://www.comfsm.fm/fmi/index.html |title= Fisheries and Maritime Institute |work= College of Micronesia - FSM | publisher = College Of Micronesia-FSM | date = 1 December 2011 }}</ref><ref name="JICA">{{cite web|url=http://www.jica.go.jp/english/evaluation/project/term/oc/archives/14-1-52.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011631/http://www.jica.go.jp/english/evaluation/project/term/oc/archives/14-1-52.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-28 |title=Outline of the Fisheries Training Project in the Federated States of Micronesia |work=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] |quote=Partner Country's Implementing Organization: Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI), College of Micronesia (COM)}}</ref>

The public education in Guam is organized by the [[Guam Department of Education]]. Guam also has several educational institutions, such as [[University of Guam]], [[Pacific Islands University]] and [[Guam Community College]], There is also the [[Guam Public Library System]] and the [[Umatac Outdoor Library]].

[[Weriyeng]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Gladwin|first=Thomas|title=East Is a Big Bird|url=https://archive.org/details/eastisbigbirdnav00glad|url-access=limited|year=1970|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|isbn=0-674-22425-6|pages=[https://archive.org/details/eastisbigbirdnav00glad/page/n218 200]}}</ref> is one of the last two schools of traditional [[navigation]] found in the central [[Caroline Islands]] in Micronesia, the other being [[Fanur]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Woodward|first=David|title=History of Cartography|year=1998|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=0-226-90728-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k_NoubO0RiYC&q=%22Fanur%22+navigation&pg=PA470|access-date=2010-08-04|page=470}}</ref>

The [[Northern Marianas College]] is a two-year [[community college]] located in the [[United States]] [[Northern Mariana Islands|Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands]] ([[CNMI]]).

The [[College of the Marshall Islands]] is a community college in the Marshall Islands.