Population of compulsory school age, female in Palau
Palau: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1,324 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, female in Palau, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Palau stood at 1,324. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Palau peaked at 2,025 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,324, in 2025.
That places Palau 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,879 | — |
| 2002 | 1,928 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,968 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,999 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,025 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,965 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,870 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,775 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,693 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1,613 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1,544 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1,473 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,414 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1,394 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,401 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,385 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,373 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,367 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,366 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,368 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,372 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,371 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,361 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,347 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 1,324 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,900 | 1,693 | 2,025 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,433 | 1,366 | 1,613 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,357 | 1,324 | 1,372 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 189 Liechtenstein 1,607 compare
- 190 San Marino 1,524 compare
- 191 Cook Islands 1,396 compare
- 193 Anguilla 1,056 compare
- 194 Tuvalu 902 compare
- 195 Montserrat 320 compare
More education data for Palau
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Palau?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Palau was 1,324 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2,025 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,324 in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Palau ranks 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release