Share of primary school teachers who are women in Palau
Palau: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Palau, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 85.4% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Palau peaked at 85.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 64th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.1% | 85.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 61 Israel 86.2% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
- 65 Maldives 85.3% compare
- 66 Cayman Islands 84.8% compare
- 67 New Zealand 84.6% compare
More education data for Palau
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.88 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Palau?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Palau was 85.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Palau ranks 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.