Secondary education, pupils in Palau
Palau: Secondary education, pupils was 1,389 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils in Palau, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Palau is 1,389, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Palau peaked at 2,494 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,269, in 2022.
That places Palau 205th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,177 | 2,177 | 2,177 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,295 | 1,901 | 2,494 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,638 | 1,604 | 1,672 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,521 | 1,269 | 2,113 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 202 British Virgin Islands 2,300 compare
- 203 San Marino 1,676 compare
- 204 Nauru 1,659 compare
- 206 Tuvalu 1,145 compare
More education data for Palau
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 205 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.88 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Palau?
- Secondary education, pupils in Palau was 1,389 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2,494 in 2006.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,269 in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Palau ranks 205th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.