Nepal vs Palau: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Nepal
7.4%
in 2025
Palau
8.4%
in 2025
Nepal rank
75th
Palau rank
72nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Nepal
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 8.4% against 7.4% in Nepal, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 75th and Palau ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 36.9% | 5.5% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 29.9% | 8.3% | Palau |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 9.8% | 1.4% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Nepal or Palau?
- Palau, at 8.4% against 7.4% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Nepal and Palau?
- 1.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Palau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Palau rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 75th and Palau ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release