Palau vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

Palau
71.8%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
64.6%
in 2024
Palau rank
47th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Palau
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 71.8% against 64.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 7.2%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 39.5% 16.7% 22.7% Palau
2010s 67.3% 37.9% 29.5% Palau
2020s 54.8% 63.5% 8.7% WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Palau or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
Palau, at 71.8% against 64.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Palau and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
7.2%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Palau and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
Palau ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release