School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Palau
Palau: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 237 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Palau, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Palau stood at 237.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Palau peaked at 570 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 194, in 2019.
That places Palau 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 520 | — |
| 1999 | 523 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 527 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 536 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 537 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 529 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 530 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 534 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 541 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 553 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 562 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 566 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 570 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 290 | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 289 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 292 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 273 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 253 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 240 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 214 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 206 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 194 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 199 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 213 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 218 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 228 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 228 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 237 | +3.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 237 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69,200, 0% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Palau's 237 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99,283, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes 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 | -49.1% | 570 | 290 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521.5 | 520 | 523 | 2 |
| 2000s | 541.5 | 527 | 566 | 10 |
| 2010s | 282.1 | 194 | 570 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220.5 | 199 | 237 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Palau?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Palau was 237 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 570 in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 194 in 2019.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Palau ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release