School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Palau
Palau: School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 699 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
699
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
214th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,014
in 1974
All-time low
641
in 2010
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Palau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Palau recorded 699 for school age population, primary education, male in 2025.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Palau peaked at 1,014 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 641, in 2010.
Palau ranks 214th 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, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 915 | — |
| 1971 | 936 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 962 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 993 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1,014 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1,001 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 982 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 962 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 943 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 928 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 914 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 900 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 894 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 883 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 869 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 854 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 844 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 823 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 813 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 807 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 803 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 796 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 796 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 800 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 801 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 798 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 797 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 803 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 819 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 839 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 855 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 875 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 890 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 892 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 883 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 863 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 812 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 758 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 709 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 668 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 641 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 759 | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 747 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 757 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 766 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 754 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 736 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 731 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 739 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 746 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 749 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 754 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 752 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 744 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 725 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 699 | -3.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 699 is below the median for high income countries, which is 110,630, 1% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Palau's 699 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 119,024, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 963.6 | 915 | 1,014 | 10 |
| 1980s | 860.1 | 807 | 914 | 10 |
| 1990s | 805.2 | 796 | 839 | 10 |
| 2000s | 820.5 | 668 | 892 | 10 |
| 2010s | 737.6 | 641 | 766 | 10 |
| 2020s | 737.17 | 699 | 754 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 211 Monaco 900 compare
- 212 San Marino 714 compare
- 213 Cook Islands 700 compare
- 215 Tuvalu 689 compare
- 216 Anguilla 530 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 151 compare
More education data for Palau
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 680 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0819 units per person (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), annual growth -0.6438 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Palau?
- School age population, primary education, male in Palau was 699 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,014 in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 641 in 2010.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Palau ranks 214th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release