Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Palau
Palau: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Palau, 2008–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Palau stood at 15.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Palau peaked at 15.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2008.
Palau ranks 26th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.1% | — |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.1% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.9% | 15.9% | 10 |
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More education data for Palau
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 709 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6438 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 680 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 658 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 768 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Palau?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Palau was 15.7% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Palau ranks 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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