School age population, secondary education, male in Palau
Palau: School age population, secondary education, male was 743 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
743
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
213th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,277
in 1978
All-time low
699
in 2019
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Palau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, male in Palau stood at 743.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Palau peaked at 1,277 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 699, in 2019.
Palau ranks 213th of 220 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, secondary education, male in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,097 | — |
| 1971 | 1,134 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1,181 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1,238 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 1,274 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1,265 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1,269 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,275 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1,277 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1,271 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,259 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,246 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1,238 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,232 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1,231 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,235 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,244 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,228 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1,198 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1,172 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1,145 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,116 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,087 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1,062 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1,048 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,053 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,065 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,075 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1,078 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,083 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,088 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,086 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,086 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,106 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1,146 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1,207 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,232 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,225 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,204 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,165 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1,116 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 936 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 890 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 825 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 774 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 757 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 739 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 717 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 701 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 699 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 702 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 712 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 717 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 723 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 734 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 743 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,228 | 1,097 | 1,277 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,228 | 1,172 | 1,259 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,081 | 1,048 | 1,145 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,154 | 1,086 | 1,232 | 10 |
| 2010s | 815.4 | 699 | 1,116 | 10 |
| 2020s | 721.83 | 702 | 743 | 6 |
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More education data for Palau
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Palau?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Palau was 743 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,277 in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 699 in 2019.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Palau ranks 213th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release