Palau's adult literacy rose from 91.9 % in 1980 to 99.8 % in 2020.
Palau's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 114.7 % in 1999 to 106.9 % in 2024.
Palau · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
1st of 43 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific*
Palau's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 94.3 % in 1980 to 100.0 % in 2020.
Palau's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 105.7 % in 1999 to 95.7 % in 2024.
Palau's tertiary enrolment rose from 45.8 % in 2000 to 71.8 % in 2024.
Palau's children out of school, primary rose from 10 in 2013 to 18.1 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +6.6 pts23rd of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +3.2 pts65th of 87*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +3.7 pts19th of 96*
- Expected years of schoolingdown −0.4 yrs84th of 195
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- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts68th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.7 pts49th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +4.6 %19th of 140*
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