School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Palau

Palau: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 249 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
249 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
202nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
379 number
in 1974
All-time low
223 number
in 2006
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Palau, 1970–2020

0100200300400197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palau recorded 249 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Palau peaked at 379 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 223 number, in 2006.

Palau ranks 202nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 375.1 number 369 number 379 number 10
1980s 313.9 number 284 number 365 number 10
1990s 319.8 number 284 number 356 number 10
2000s 269.9 number 223 number 345 number 10
2010s 254.2 number 244 number 268 number 10
2020s 249 number 249 number 249 number 1

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 199 Naoero 272 number compare
  2. 200 Tuvalu 271 number compare
  3. 201 British Virgin Islands 262 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Palau

All data for Palau β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Palau?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Palau was 249 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 379 number in 1974.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 223 number in 2006.
How does Palau rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Palau ranks 202nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palau data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/