School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Palau
Palau: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1,417 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1,417 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
204th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2,654 number
in 2006
All-time low
1,355 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Palau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1,417 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Palau peaked at 2,654 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,355 number, in 2015.
That places Palau 204th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Palau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,950 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,033 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 2,085 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2,144 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 2,207 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 2,265 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 2,303 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2,314 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 2,330 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2,350 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 2,378 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 2,414 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 2,386 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 2,382 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2,401 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2,426 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 2,452 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2,412 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 2,362 number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 2,313 number | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 2,278 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 2,260 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,202 number | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 2,134 number | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 2,069 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2,017 number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,996 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,970 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,971 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,007 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,083 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 2,188 number | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 2,301 number | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 2,409 number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2,511 number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2,600 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2,654 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,600 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2,505 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2,370 number | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 2,194 number | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1,785 number | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 1,576 number | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 1,444 number | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1,377 number | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,355 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,358 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,374 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,387 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,402 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,417 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,198 number | 1,950 number | 2,350 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,393 number | 2,313 number | 2,452 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,090 number | 1,970 number | 2,278 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,422 number | 2,083 number | 2,654 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,525 number | 1,355 number | 2,194 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,417 number | 1,417 number | 1,417 number | 1 |
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More education data for Palau
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Palau?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Palau was 1,417 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2,654 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,355 number in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Palau ranks 204th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.