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 4.3% 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
Palau recorded 4.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.8% on the previous year and down 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palau peaked at 44.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2025.
That places Palau 111th 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 | 44.8% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -35.6% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -37.9% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | -32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 33.7% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 21.3% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 4.3% | 22.0% | 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 4.3% 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 44.8% 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 4.3% in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Palau ranks 111th 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 85.8%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release