Palau vs Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Palau
8.4%
in 2025
Palestine
9.0%
in 2025
Palau rank
72nd
Palestine rank
69th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Palau
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 9.0% against 8.4% in Palau, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 72nd and Palestine ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 9.1% | 27.8% | Palau |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 5.6% | 24.3% | Palau |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.2% | 1.6% | 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, Palau or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 9.0% against 8.4% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Palau and Palestine?
- 0.6%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Palestine?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Palau ranks 72nd and Palestine ranks 69th 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