Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Palau
Palau: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 91.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Palau, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Palau stood at 91.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Palau peaked at 107.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2024.
That places Palau 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 96.1% | — |
| 2014 | 107.1% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 101.2% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 107.1% | 107.1% | 107.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 91.7% | 101.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Palau
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0819 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 677 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 772 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0436 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Palau?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Palau was 91.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 107.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2024.
- How does Palau rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Palau ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.