School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Palau
Palau: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8923 GPIA, in 1999.
Palau ranks 47th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Palau, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8923 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.923 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9824 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.962 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9347 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9464 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9605 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8923 GPIA | 0.8923 GPIA | 0.8923 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9527 GPIA | 0.923 GPIA | 0.9824 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9484 GPIA | 0.9347 GPIA | 0.962 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9771 GPIA | 0.9464 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Palau was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8923 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Palau rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Palau ranks 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release