School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Palau
Palau: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 303 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
303
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
212th
of 222 countries
All-time high
611
in 1974
All-time low
303
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Palau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Palau stood at 303. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Palau peaked at 611 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 303, in 2025.
That places Palau 212th 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, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 560 | — |
| 1971 | 561 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 578 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 597 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 611 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 595 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 578 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 564 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 548 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 528 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 508 | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 488 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 470 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 456 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 451 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 466 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 484 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 489 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 487 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 484 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 474 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 470 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 467 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 466 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 478 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 495 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 514 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 529 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 535 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 524 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 492 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 470 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 452 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 433 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 430 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 429 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 413 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 401 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 394 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 396 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 398 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 399 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 397 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 385 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 371 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 373 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 382 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 389 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 389 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 377 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 361 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 344 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 328 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 309 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 305 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 303 | -0.7% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 303 is below the median for high income countries, which is 56,966, 1% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Palau's 303 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,248, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 572 | 528 | 611 | 10 |
| 1980s | 478.3 | 451 | 508 | 10 |
| 1990s | 495.2 | 466 | 535 | 10 |
| 2000s | 431 | 394 | 492 | 10 |
| 2010s | 386 | 371 | 399 | 10 |
| 2020s | 325 | 303 | 361 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 209 San Marino 363 compare
- 210 Tuvalu 337 compare
- 211 British Virgin Islands 335 compare
- 213 Bermuda 290 compare
- 214 Nauru 280 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 191 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, pre-primary education, male in Palau?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Palau was 303 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 611 in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 303 in 2025.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Palau ranks 212th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release