Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Palau
Palau: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.88 live births per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Palau, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Palau is 1.88 live births per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Palau peaked at 7.19 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.82 live births per woman, in 2000.
Palau ranks 124th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.17 live births per woman | 7.15 live births per woman | 7.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.98 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 7.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | 3.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.48 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 2.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 2.06 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 5 |
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More education data for Palau
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 205 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Palau?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Palau was 1.88 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 7.19 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 live births per woman in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Palau ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.