School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Palau
Palau: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 97 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
97
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
214th
of 222 countries
All-time high
206
in 1974
All-time low
97
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
Palau recorded 97 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Palau peaked at 206 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 97, in 2025.
That places Palau 214th out of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 189 | — |
| 1971 | 188 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 195 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 201 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 206 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 200 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 195 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 192 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 187 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 181 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 175 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 171 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 165 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 160 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 155 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 156 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 160 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 161 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 162 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 161 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 159 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 159 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 158 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 156 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 156 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 159 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 167 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 171 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 175 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 176 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 171 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 166 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 161 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 155 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 150 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 147 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 140 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 135 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 131 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 132 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 133 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 132 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 126 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 122 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 124 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 129 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 128 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 130 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 126 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 119 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 116 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 109 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 103 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 97 | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 193.4 | 181 | 206 | 10 |
| 1980s | 162.6 | 155 | 175 | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.6 | 156 | 176 | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.7 | 131 | 171 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.7 | 122 | 133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.67 | 97 | 126 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 211 Naoero 143 compare
- 212 San Marino 128 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 115 compare
- 214 Cook Islands 97 compare
- 216 Anguilla 69 compare
- 217 Montserrat 25 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 25 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 compare
More education data for Palau
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 709 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6438 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 680 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 658 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 768 (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 97 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 206 in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 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 20.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release