School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palau
Palau: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 591 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Palau recorded 591 for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palau peaked at 1,196 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 591, in 2025.
Palau ranks 212th 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,081 | — |
| 1971 | 1,112 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1,160 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1,191 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1,196 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1,149 | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 1,104 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 1,069 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 1,043 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 1,011 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 975 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 937 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 905 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 876 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 866 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 882 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 912 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 926 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 931 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 932 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 920 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 919 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 917 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 918 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 936 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 964 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 998 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1,032 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1,048 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1,026 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 963 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 909 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 856 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 809 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 806 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 817 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 802 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 787 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 779 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 770 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 762 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 752 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 746 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 730 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 723 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 728 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 729 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 725 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 714 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 695 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 674 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 650 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 629 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 603 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 597 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 591 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,112 | 1,011 | 1,196 | 10 |
| 1980s | 914.2 | 866 | 975 | 10 |
| 1990s | 967.8 | 917 | 1,048 | 10 |
| 2000s | 829.8 | 770 | 963 | 10 |
| 2010s | 730.4 | 695 | 762 | 10 |
| 2020s | 624 | 591 | 674 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 209 San Marino 726 compare
- 210 British Virgin Islands 656 compare
- 211 Tuvalu 623 compare
- 213 Naoero 575 compare
- 214 Bermuda 569 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 372 compare
More education data for Palau
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palau?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palau was 591 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,196 in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 591 in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Palau ranks 212th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release