Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau
Palau: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.77 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau is 1.77 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau peaked at 1.77 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7148 modelled data, in 2012.
That places Palau 5th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.25 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.26 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.23 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.15 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9932 modelled data | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8723 modelled data | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7148 modelled data | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7288 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9696 modelled data | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 1.25 modelled data | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 1.38 modelled data | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 1.41 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.36 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3 modelled data | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.29 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.35 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.48 modelled data | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 1.66 modelled data | +12.2% |
| 2025 | 1.77 modelled data | +6.7% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.77 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 1.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.77 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7778 modelled data, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +33.0% | 0.7288 modelled data | 0.9696 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 1.27 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 modelled data | 0.7148 modelled data | 1.41 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 modelled data | 1.29 modelled data | 1.77 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 2 Albania 1.94 modelled data compare
- 3 Dominica 1.93 modelled data compare
- 4 Liechtenstein 1.89 modelled data compare
- 6 Niue 1.75 modelled data compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.75 modelled data compare
- 8 Tajikistan 1.72 modelled data compare
More education data for Palau
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 772 (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, female (number), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,389 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6438 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau was 1.77 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7148 modelled data in 2012.
- How does Palau rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Palau ranks 5th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release