Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palau
Palau: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 251 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palau stood at 251 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palau peaked at 377 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 224 number, in 2007.
Palau ranks 206th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 363 number | — |
| 1971 | 368 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 372 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 375 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 377 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 377 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 374 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 373 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 372 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 371 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 368 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 363 number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 350 number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 337 number | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 324 number | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 314 number | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 307 number | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 301 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 295 number | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 290 number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 288 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 289 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 289 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 295 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 304 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 316 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 329 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 341 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 351 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 356 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 351 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 334 number | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 328 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 311 number | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 287 number | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 260 number | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 235 number | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 224 number | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 227 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 238 number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 253 number | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 261 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 259 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 254 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 249 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 245 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 246 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 249 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 251 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 252 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 251 number | -0.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 251 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 251 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 372.2 number | 363 number | 377 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 324.9 number | 290 number | 368 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 315.8 number | 288 number | 356 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 279.5 number | 224 number | 351 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 251.9 number | 245 number | 261 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 251 number | 251 number | 251 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palau?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palau was 251 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 377 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 224 number in 2007.
- How does Palau rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Palau ranks 206th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.