Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) in Palau
Palau: Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) was 0.0495 % change on previous year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.0495 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
160th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.0993 % change on previous year
in 2017
All-time low
0.0495 % change on previous year
in 2020
Years of data
50
1971–2020
Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) in Palau, 1971–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0495 % change on previous year for start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) in Palau peaked at 0.0993 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0495 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Palau 160th out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0508 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0.0508 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0506 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0506 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0506 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0506 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0505 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0505 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0505 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0505 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0504 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0504 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0504 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0504 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0503 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0503 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0503 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0503 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0502 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0502 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0502 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0502 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0501 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0501 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0501 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0501 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.05 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.05 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0499 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0499 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0499 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0498 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0498 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0498 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0498 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0497 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0497 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0497 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0497 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0993 % change on previous year | +99.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0496 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0496 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0495 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0495 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0496 % change on previous year, 100% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0495 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0496 % change on previous year, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +99.9% | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 0.0993 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -50.0% | 0.0993 % change on previous year | 0.0496 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0507 % change on previous year | 0.0506 % change on previous year | 0.0508 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0504 % change on previous year | 0.0503 % change on previous year | 0.0506 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0502 % change on previous year | 0.0501 % change on previous year | 0.0503 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0499 % change on previous year | 0.0498 % change on previous year | 0.0501 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0546 % change on previous year | 0.0496 % change on previous year | 0.0993 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 1 |
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More reference data data for Palau
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) in Palau?
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) in Palau was 0.0495 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0993 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0495 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non)?
- Palau ranks 160th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Is start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Start of the academic school year UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.