Palau: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

Since 1999 it is down 36.2% from 2,177 in 1999 (1.78% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 12 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Palau's secondary education, pupils fell 0.6% on 2023 (from 1,398 to 1,389).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was −4.7% and a typical year strayed about 12.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.2% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 32.1% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Palau had the 99th highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Palau in the 2024 ranking

• Gibraltar — 96th of 100: 2,582
• British Virgin Islands — 97th of 100: 2,300
• San Marino — 98th of 100: 1,676
• Tuvalu — 100th of 100: 1,145

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 14 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Australia — 2.65 million (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 40,924 (2023)
• Cambodia — 1.17 million (2024)
• China — 97.98 million (2024)
• Fiji — 113,613 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 340,877 (2024)
• Indonesia — 27.84 million (2025)
• Japan — 6.61 million (2023)
• Kiribati — 16,846 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 2.66 million (2024)
• Lao PDR — 532,092 (2025)

More education data for Palau

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 3 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 12 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1,449 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 106.94% (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 95.73% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 107.46% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Palau's secondary education, pupils?

1,389 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 36.2% from 2,177 in 1999 (1.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,494 in 2006 and the lowest 1,269 in 2022.

How does Palau rank?

99th highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Palau?

In 2024, Palau's secondary education, pupils fell 0.6% on 2023 (from 1,398 to 1,389). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was −4.7% and a typical year strayed about 12.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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