School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Palau
Palau: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.39 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Palau, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Palau is 8.39 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Palau peaked at 9.54 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.48 years, in 2022.
That places Palau 136th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Palau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.46 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.97 years | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.65 years | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 9.54 years | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 9.1 years | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 8.87 years | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.74 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.48 years | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 8.04 years | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 8.39 years | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.46 years | 9.46 years | 9.46 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.81 years | 8.65 years | 8.97 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.32 years | 9.1 years | 9.54 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.3 years | 7.48 years | 8.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 133 Seychelles 8.46 years compare
- 134 Croatia 8.44 years compare
- 135 Macau, China 8.43 years compare
- 137 Mongolia 8.37 years compare
- 138 Palestine, State of 8.36 years compare
- 139 Jamaica 8.36 years compare
More education data for Palau
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Palau?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Palau was 8.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.48 years in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Palau ranks 136th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release