Palau: Tertiary school enrollment

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 Palau

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 71.84
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2024
 Average 50.04
 Min - Max 36.34 - 71.84
 Source UNESCO
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The latest value from 2024 is 71.84 percent, an increase from 41.13 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 52.34 percent, based on data from 91 countries. Historically, the average for Palau from 2000 to 2024 is 50.04 percent. The minimum value, 36.34 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 71.84 percent was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Palau: Tertiary school enrollment
 2024 71.84
 2023 41.13
 2022 51.53
 2013 67.32
 2002 36.34
 2001 36.34
 2000 45.78




The tertiary school enrollment in Palau is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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