Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Palau
Palau: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 98.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Palau, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Palau is 98.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Palau peaked at 99.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2022.
Palau ranks 56th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 85.8% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More education data for Palau
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 205 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.88 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Palau?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Palau was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Palau ranks 56th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.