Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau
Palau: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9119 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.9119 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9119 GPIA, in 2024.
Palau ranks 181st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9527 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9122 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9561 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9655 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9119 GPIA | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9527 GPIA | 0.9527 GPIA | 0.9527 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9765 GPIA | 0.9122 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9865 GPIA | 0.9561 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9119 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More education data for Palau
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 175 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 768 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 658 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 709 (2024)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau was 0.9119 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9119 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Palau rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Palau ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release