Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Palau
Palau: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 116 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
84.2%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Palau, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Palau stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% over five years.
That places Palau 1st out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 84.2% | — |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
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More education data for Palau
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 175 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 768 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 658 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 709 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Palau?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Palau was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Palau ranks 1st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.