Education in Palau 56 indicators covering education for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Population ages 15-64 70.2% 2025 down 2.6% 23rd Population ages 0-14 17.9% 2025 down 11.8% 139th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd School enrollment, primary 106.9% 2024 down 5.1% 50th Primary education, teachers 205 2024 — 200th School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% 2024 down 1.3% 44th School enrollment, primary, male 106.5% 2024 down 8.4% 52nd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9686 GPI 2021 up 7.7% 146th School enrollment, secondary 95.7% 2024 down 11.7% 78th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.7 per 1,000 2024 down 10.2% 39th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 5.9 per 1,000 2024 down 24.4% 44th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.1 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 68th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.5 per 1,000 2024 up 4.2% 55th School enrollment, secondary, female 94.8% 2024 down 15.7% 89th School enrollment, secondary, male 96.6% 2024 down 7.7% 72nd School enrollment, tertiary 71.8% 2024 up 6.7% 47th School enrollment, primary, private 20.7% 2021 down 10.4% 64th School enrollment, preprimary 70.5% 2020 down 9.6% 95th School enrollment, tertiary, female 86.5% 2024 up 2.9% 39th School enrollment, tertiary, male 58.3% 2024 up 10.6% 52nd School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.33 GPI 2024 down 3.4% 54th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 down 8.7% 110th Primary completion rate, male 95.3% 2024 down 6.2% 83rd Primary completion rate, female 106.2% 2024 up 12.2% 16th Government expenditure on education, total 3.4% 2023 — 127th Secondary education, general pupils 1,604 2014 down 29.4% 201st Lower secondary completion rate, total 91.7% 2024 down 14.3% 85th School enrollment, preprimary, female 73.6% 2020 down 8.6% 90th School enrollment, preprimary, male 67.8% 2020 down 10.3% 97th Government expenditure on education, total 9.1% 2025 up 1.4% 162nd Secondary education, general pupils 49.5% 2014 down 1.7% 121st Lower secondary completion rate, female 86.4% 2024 down 19.4% 108th Lower secondary completion rate, male 96.8% 2024 down 9.5% 47th Children out of school 1.3% 2024 down 30.7% 143rd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 1,449 2024 down 11.6% 204th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 1,389 2024 down 13.4% 205th Number of under-five deaths, male 2 2024 down 33.3% 188th Number of under-five deaths, female 2 2024 unchanged 188th Number of infant deaths, male 2 2024 unchanged 188th Number of infant deaths, female 2 2024 unchanged 188th Primary education, teachers 85.4% 2024 — 59th Repeaters, primary, total 5.4% 2014 up 14.5% 59th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 0 2024 — 186th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 0 2024 — 188th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1 2024 down 50.0% 189th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1 2024 down 66.7% 190th School enrollment, secondary, private 32.3% 2021 up 14.3% 32nd Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Primary education, pupils 45.7% 2014 down 4.8% 193rd Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Children out of school, primary 18.08 2024 down 35.4% 194th Secondary education, pupils 49.5% 2014 down 1.7% 82nd Adolescents out of school 5.4% 2024 — 97th