School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Palau
Palau: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 483 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
483 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
205th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1,180 number
in 2006
All-time low
421 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Palau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Palau recorded 483 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Palau peaked at 1,180 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 421 number, in 2012.
That places Palau 205th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Palau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 911 number | — |
| 1971 | 947 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 969 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 993 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1,020 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1,045 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1,058 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1,066 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1,061 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,050 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1,043 number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1,047 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,043 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,055 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1,071 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,084 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1,090 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1,054 number | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 1,018 number | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 995 number | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 987 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 986 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 943 number | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 904 number | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 877 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 867 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 874 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 868 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 889 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 935 number | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1,000 number | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1,062 number | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1,095 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,117 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,144 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,174 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,180 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,108 number | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 999 number | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 872 number | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 749 number | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 447 number | -40.3% |
| 2012 | 421 number | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 435 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 452 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 459 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 460 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 466 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 471 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 477 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 483 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,012 number | 911 number | 1,066 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,050 number | 995 number | 1,090 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 913 number | 867 number | 987 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,075 number | 872 number | 1,180 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 483.7 number | 421 number | 749 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 483 number | 483 number | 483 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More education data for Palau
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Palau?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Palau was 483 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,180 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 421 number in 2012.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Palau ranks 205th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.