Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Palau
Palau: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 106.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Palau, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 106.9% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Palau peaked at 116.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2022.
That places Palau 56th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114.7% | 114.7% | 114.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 110.1% | 107.8% | 114.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 114.6% | 112.7% | 116.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 102.8% | 92.0% | 109.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Palau
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Palau?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Palau was 106.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 116.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Palau ranks 56th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.