Nepal vs Palau: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
Nepal
6.39 years
in 2025
Palau
6.37 years
in 2024
Nepal rank
60th
Palau rank
61st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Nepal
- Palau
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 6.39 years against 6.37 years in Palau, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 60th and Palau ranks 61st of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.82 years | 5.73 years | 0.089 years | Nepal |
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.51 years | 0.4793 years | Nepal |
| 2010s | 7.12 years | 6.94 years | 0.18 years | Nepal |
| 2020s | 6.12 years | 6.15 years | 0.0344 years | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Nepal or Palau?
- Nepal, at 6.39 years against 6.37 years in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Nepal and Palau?
- 0.02 years, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Palau?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Palau rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Nepal ranks 60th and Palau ranks 61st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). 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