School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Palau
Palau: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 934 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Palau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Palau is 934 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Palau peaked at 1,506 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 896 number, in 2015.
That places Palau 201st 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Palau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,039 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,086 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 1,116 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1,151 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1,187 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1,220 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1,245 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1,248 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,269 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1,300 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1,335 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1,367 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1,343 number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1,327 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1,330 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,342 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1,362 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1,358 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,344 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1,318 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 1,291 number | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,274 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,259 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,230 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1,192 number | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1,150 number | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1,122 number | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,102 number | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,082 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,072 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,083 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,126 number | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,206 number | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1,292 number | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1,367 number | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 1,426 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1,474 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,492 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,506 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,498 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,445 number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,338 number | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 1,155 number | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 1,009 number | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 925 number | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 896 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 898 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 908 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 916 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 925 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 934 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,186 number | 1,039 number | 1,300 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,343 number | 1,318 number | 1,367 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,177 number | 1,072 number | 1,291 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,347 number | 1,083 number | 1,506 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,042 number | 896 number | 1,445 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 934 number | 934 number | 934 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 198 Andorra 1,378 number compare
- 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,245 number compare
- 200 Liechtenstein 1,207 number compare
- 202 Gibraltar 926 number compare
- 203 British Virgin Islands 895 number compare
- 204 Tuvalu 699 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Palau?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Palau was 934 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,506 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 896 number in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Palau ranks 201st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.