School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Palau
Palau: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1,514 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Palau, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1,514 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2014.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Palau peaked at 1,578 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,166 number, in 1970.
Palau ranks 201st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Palau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,166 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,179 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1,176 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1,177 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,188 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1,207 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1,230 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1,217 number | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1,192 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1,172 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1,182 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,241 number | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 1,358 number | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 1,452 number | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 1,513 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1,547 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1,555 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,557 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,539 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1,513 number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,487 number | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1,465 number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1,511 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1,522 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,504 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,463 number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,417 number | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1,452 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1,443 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,403 number | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,341 number | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1,275 number | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1,256 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,240 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,237 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,260 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,323 number | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1,377 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1,433 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1,481 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,532 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,578 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,514 number | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,190 number | 1,166 number | 1,230 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,446 number | 1,182 number | 1,557 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,467 number | 1,403 number | 1,522 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,322 number | 1,237 number | 1,481 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,541 number | 1,514 number | 1,578 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 198 Liechtenstein 2,218 number compare
- 199 British Virgin Islands 2,141 number compare
- 200 San Marino 1,665 number compare
- 202 Tuvalu 965 number compare
- 203 Naoero 953 number compare
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)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Palau?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Palau was 1,514 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,578 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,166 number in 1970.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Palau ranks 201st out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.