Children out of school, primary in Palau
Palau: Children out of school, primary was 18.08 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Palau, 2013–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Palau recorded 18.08 for children out of school, primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Palau peaked at 201 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.06, in 2021.
Palau ranks 194th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19 | 10 | 28 | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.98 | 8.06 | 201 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48 compare
- 192 Gibraltar 42.77 compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 21.01 compare
- 195 Liechtenstein 16 compare
- 196 Tuvalu 7.07 compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.92 compare
More education data for Palau
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 205 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9686 GPI (2021)
- School enrollment, secondary 95.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Palau?
- Children out of school, primary in Palau was 18.08 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 201 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.06 in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for children out of school, primary?
- Palau ranks 194th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.