Years of schooling in Palau
Palau: Years of schooling was 13.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 192 countries
All-time high
13.3
in 2021
All-time low
12.06
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Years of schooling in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 13.3 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Palau peaked at 13.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.06, in 2000.
That places Palau 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.06 | — |
| 2001 | 12.12 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.18 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.24 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.36 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.41 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 12.47 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.53 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.59 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.65 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.7 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.76 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.82 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.88 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.94 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.06 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.12 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.18 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.24 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.3 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.3 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 13.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 13.3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.33 | 12.06 | 12.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.91 | 12.65 | 13.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.28 | 13.24 | 13.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More education data for Palau
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.67 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 27 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 321 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,389 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,449 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0819 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Palau?
- Years of schooling in Palau was 13.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.06 in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for years of schooling?
- Palau ranks 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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