School age population, upper secondary education, male in Palau
Palau: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 488 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
488
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
210th
of 220 countries
All-time high
721
in 1980
All-time low
460
in 2018
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Palau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Palau recorded 488 for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Palau peaked at 721 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 460, in 2018.
Palau ranks 210th 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, upper secondary education, male in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 596 | — |
| 1971 | 621 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 644 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 679 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 698 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 689 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 691 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 700 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 709 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 718 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 721 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 713 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 707 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 695 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 691 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 689 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 694 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 693 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 682 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 673 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 657 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 640 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 621 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 599 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 581 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 576 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 582 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 593 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 604 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 610 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 613 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 608 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 594 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 586 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 591 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 622 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 659 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 677 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 683 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 675 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 658 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 647 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 627 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 589 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 536 | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 501 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 483 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 468 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 460 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 462 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 461 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 468 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 475 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 478 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 482 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 488 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 674.5 | 596 | 718 | 10 |
| 1980s | 695.8 | 673 | 721 | 10 |
| 1990s | 606.3 | 576 | 657 | 10 |
| 2000s | 630.8 | 586 | 683 | 10 |
| 2010s | 543.1 | 460 | 658 | 10 |
| 2020s | 475.33 | 461 | 488 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 207 Liechtenstein 619 compare
- 208 Saint Kitts and Nevis 575 compare
- 209 Turks and Caicos Islands 498 compare
- 211 Monaco 480 compare
- 212 Cook Islands 396 compare
- 213 Naoero 284 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, male in Palau?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Palau was 488 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 721 in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 in 2018.
- How does Palau rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Palau ranks 210th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release