Duration of compulsory education in Palau
Palau: Duration of compulsory education was 12 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
12
in 2001
All-time low
12
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Palau, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 12 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Palau peaked at 12 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2001.
Palau ranks 33rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
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More education data for Palau
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 205 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Palau?
- Duration of compulsory education in Palau was 12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2001.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2001.
- How does Palau rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Palau ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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