School age population, lower secondary education, male in Palau
Palau: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 255 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
255
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
215th
of 220 countries
All-time high
585
in 2005
All-time low
236
in 2013
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Palau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Palau recorded 255 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Palau peaked at 585 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 236, in 2013.
That places Palau 215th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 501 | — |
| 1971 | 513 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 537 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 559 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 576 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 576 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 578 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 575 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 568 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 553 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 538 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 533 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 531 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 537 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 540 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 546 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 550 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 535 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 516 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 499 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 488 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 476 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 466 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 463 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 467 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 477 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 483 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 482 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 474 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 473 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 475 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 478 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 492 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 520 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 555 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 585 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 573 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 548 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 521 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 490 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 458 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 289 | -36.9% |
| 2012 | 263 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 236 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 238 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 256 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 256 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 249 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 241 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 237 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 241 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 244 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 242 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 245 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 252 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 255 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 553.6 | 501 | 578 | 10 |
| 1980s | 532.5 | 499 | 550 | 10 |
| 1990s | 474.9 | 463 | 488 | 10 |
| 2000s | 523.7 | 475 | 585 | 10 |
| 2010s | 272.3 | 236 | 458 | 10 |
| 2020s | 246.5 | 241 | 255 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 212 San Marino 516 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 407 compare
- 214 Anguilla 312 compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 143 compare
- 217 Tokelau 118 compare
- 218 Montserrat 76 compare
More education data for Palau
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Palau?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Palau was 255 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 585 in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 236 in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Palau ranks 215th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release