School age population, primary education, both sexes in Palau
Palau: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1,497 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Palau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Palau stood at 1,497 number.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Palau peaked at 1,855 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1,138 number, in 2009.
Palau ranks 206th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Palau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,729 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,764 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1,796 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1,827 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1,849 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1,855 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1,843 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1,835 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1,823 number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1,816 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1,820 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,831 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,800 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1,770 number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,734 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1,692 number | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 1,646 number | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1,604 number | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1,569 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1,540 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,519 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1,505 number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1,471 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,464 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,479 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1,517 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,568 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1,626 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1,696 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 1,755 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1,776 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,751 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,769 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,753 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,687 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1,568 number | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1,422 number | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 1,277 number | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 1,176 number | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1,138 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1,164 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,428 number | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 1,457 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,462 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,456 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,443 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,436 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,460 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,476 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,489 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,497 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,814 number | 1,729 number | 1,855 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,701 number | 1,540 number | 1,831 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,560 number | 1,464 number | 1,755 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,532 number | 1,138 number | 1,776 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,427 number | 1,164 number | 1,489 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,497 number | 1,497 number | 1,497 number | 1 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, primary education, both sexes in Palau?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Palau was 1,497 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,855 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,138 number in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Palau ranks 206th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.