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 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau is 2.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 40.5% on the previous year and down 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau peaked at 39.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
That places Palau 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2% | — |
| 2001 | 38.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -40.9% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -46.2% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -40.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 39% of the median. (32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -46.2% | 7.8% | 4.2% |
| 2023 | -40.9% | 13.2% | 7.8% |
| 2025 | -40.5% | 4.2% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 31.0% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 18.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 2.5% | 18.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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 2.5% 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 39.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Palau ranks 140th out of 206 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 down 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release