Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Palau
Palau: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Palau, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 4.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.3% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Palau peaked at 23.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2025.
That places Palau 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, male in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -31.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 80% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 4.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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 | -31.3% | 6.7% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 16.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 10.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.6% | 8.5% | 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, male in Palau?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Palau was 4.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Palau ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release