School age population, early childhood education, female in Palau
Palau: School age population, early childhood education, female was 288 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Palau, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Palau recorded 288 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Palau peaked at 513 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 288, in 2025.
That places Palau 199th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 513 | — |
| 1999 | 502 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 471 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 439 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 404 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 376 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 376 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 388 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 389 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 386 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 385 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 374 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 364 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 353 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 349 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 345 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 352 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 355 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 347 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 336 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 325 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 318 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 313 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 306 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 301 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 294 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 292 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 288 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 507.5 | 502 | 513 | 2 |
| 2000s | 398.8 | 374 | 471 | 10 |
| 2010s | 344.4 | 318 | 364 | 10 |
| 2020s | 299 | 288 | 313 | 6 |
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More education data for Palau
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0436 units per person (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 primary education, male (number), gaps filled 772 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6438 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 680 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 677 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,389 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Palau?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Palau was 288 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 513 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 288 in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Palau ranks 199th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release