School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Palau
Palau: School age population, one year before the official primary … female was 96 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
96
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
214th
of 222 countries
All-time high
201
in 1974
All-time low
96
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
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 … female 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% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 96 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,474, 0% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Palau's 96 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,574, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 Nauru 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
- 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, 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