School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Palau
Palau: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 227 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Palau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Palau recorded 227 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Palau peaked at 585 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 220, in 2013.
Palau ranks 215th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 483 | — |
| 1971 | 486 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 494 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 507 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 522 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 523 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 526 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 530 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 532 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 528 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 519 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 508 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 496 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 486 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 487 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 493 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 505 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 486 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 463 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 443 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 439 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 434 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 428 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 420 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 426 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 431 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 444 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 440 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 441 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 448 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 468 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 495 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 529 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 561 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 585 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 561 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 519 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 479 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 444 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 408 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 260 | -36.3% |
| 2012 | 235 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 220 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 220 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 229 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 226 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 224 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 228 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 234 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 244 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 244 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 241 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 238 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 233 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 227 | -2.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 227 is below the median for high income countries, which is 76,052, 0% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Palau's 227 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44,322, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -36.3% | 408 | 260 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 513.1 | 483 | 532 | 10 |
| 1980s | 488.6 | 443 | 519 | 10 |
| 1990s | 434.3 | 420 | 444 | 10 |
| 2000s | 508.9 | 444 | 585 | 10 |
| 2010s | 248.4 | 220 | 408 | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.83 | 227 | 244 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 212 San Marino 487 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 358 compare
- 214 Anguilla 312 compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 143 compare
- 217 Tokelau 105 compare
- 218 Montserrat 78 compare
More education data for Palau
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 680 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0819 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 709 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 677 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,389 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Palau?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Palau was 227 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 585 in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Palau ranks 215th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release