School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Palau
Palau: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 96 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Palau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Palau is 96, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Palau peaked at 201 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 96, in 2025.
Palau ranks 214th of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 168 | — |
| 1971 | 179 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 192 | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 200 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 201 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 191 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 183 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 174 | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 167 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 164 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 162 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 155 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 151 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 145 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 143 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 139 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 142 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 144 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 146 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 148 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 148 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 149 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 150 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 150 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 150 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 154 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 156 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 163 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 171 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 171 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 167 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 159 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 149 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 138 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 128 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 128 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 128 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 126 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 123 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 124 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 117 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 116 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 118 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 120 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 119 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 116 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 112 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 108 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 107 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 103 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 102 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 96 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 181.9 | 164 | 201 | 10 |
| 1980s | 147.5 | 139 | 162 | 10 |
| 1990s | 156.2 | 148 | 171 | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.2 | 123 | 167 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.6 | 108 | 124 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101 | 96 | 107 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 211 Naoero 146 compare
- 212 San Marino 123 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 101 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 93 compare
- 216 Anguilla 63 compare
- 217 Montserrat 28 compare
More education data for Palau
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 175 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 324 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Palau?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Palau was 96 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 201 in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Palau ranks 214th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release