Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Palau
Palau: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Palau, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1.01 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Palau peaked at 1.02 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8923 index, in 1999.
That places Palau 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Palau, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8923 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.923 index | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9824 index | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.962 index | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9347 index | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9464 index | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9492 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9605 index | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +5.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.01 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.01 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8923 index | 0.8923 index | 0.8923 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9527 index | 0.923 index | 0.9824 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9484 index | 0.9347 index | 0.962 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9771 index | 0.9464 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.2518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5382 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Palau?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Palau was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8923 index in 1999.
- How does Palau rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Palau ranks 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.