School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Palau
Palau: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Palau, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Palau recorded 95.7% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Palau peaked at 160.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2022.
Palau ranks 78th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 105.7% | — |
| 2000 | 91.4% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 102.7% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 100.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 101.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 106.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 108.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 160.8% | +48.4% |
| 2021 | 102.3% | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | -1.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 95.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.1%, 93% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 95.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +48.4% | 108.4% | 160.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.7% | 105.7% | 105.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 91.4% | 102.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 107.3% | 106.2% | 108.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 109.0% | 89.1% | 160.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 75 Mongolia 96.8% compare
- 76 Cape Verde 96.4% compare
- 77 South Korea 96.3% compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 95.7% compare
- 80 Kuwait 95.4% compare
- 81 Oman 95.1% compare
More education data for Palau
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 680 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0819 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 709 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 677 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,389 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Palau?
- School enrollment, secondary in Palau was 95.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 160.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Palau ranks 78th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.