Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palau
Palau: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palau, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palau stood at 6.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palau peaked at 31.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2025.
Palau ranks 153rd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | -25.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 6.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 6.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.0%, 30% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -25.6% | 8.6% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 23.4% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 13.6% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 6.4% | 12.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palau?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palau was 6.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Palau ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. 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 youth of upper 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