| Statistical Resource for Pacific Islands
| Table 6. Highest Education by State, Palau: 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest education | Total | Kayangel | Ngarchelong | Ngaraard | Ngiwal | Melekeok | Nchesar | Airai | Aimeliik | Ngatpang | Ngardmau | Angaur | Peleliu | Koror | Sonsorol | Hatohobei | |
| Total | 12,285 | 58 | 194 | 258 | 152 | 211 | 189 | 1,736 | 199 | 163 | 138 | 94 | 366 | 8,322 | 6 | 10 | |
| Less than 8th grade | 358 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 57 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8th Grade | 420 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 215 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9th Grade | 286 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 134 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10th Grade | 271 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 115 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11th Grade | 207 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 105 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12th Grade | 912 | 2 | 79 | 43 | 50 | 64 | 35 | 107 | 58 | 48 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 383 | 0 | 0 | |
| High School Graduate | 4,056 | 24 | 8 | 71 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 485 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 119 | 3,154 | 3 | 1 | |
| Vocational Training | 578 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 156 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 266 | 0 | 0 | |
| Some college but no degree | 1,771 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 257 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 44 | 1,250 | 2 | 5 | |
| AA/AS degree (Occup Prog) | 1,111 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 128 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 822 | 0 | 0 | |
| AA/AS degree (Educ Prog) | 627 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 135 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 425 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 1,337 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 194 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 1,015 | 0 | 0 | |
| Master’s degree | 273 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 195 | 0 | 0 | |
| Professional school degree | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percent H.S. Grads | 80.0 | 65.5 | 45.9 | 63.2 | 38.8 | 43.6 | 66.7 | 81.8 | 47.7 | 47.9 | 40.6 | 63.8 | 64.2 | 86.3 | 83.3 | 60.0 | |
| Percent College Grads | 13.7 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Males | 6,515 | 32 | 95 | 128 | 72 | 107 | 93 | 888 | 99 | 96 | 87 | 56 | 201 | 4,454 | 4 | 8 | |
| Less than 8th grade | 185 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 102 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8th Grade | 241 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 120 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9th Grade | 136 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 63 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10th Grade | 153 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 69 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11th Grade | 114 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12th Grade | 512 | 1 | 47 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 19 | 59 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | |
| High School Graduate | 2,379 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 268 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 1,877 | 2 | 1 | |
| Vocational Training | 307 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 101 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 129 | 0 | 0 | |
| Some college but no degree | 909 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 118 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 655 | 2 | 3 | |
| AA/AS degree (Occup Prog) | 514 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 379 | 0 | 0 | |
| AA/AS degree (Educ Prog) | 287 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 598 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 451 | 0 | 0 | |
| Master’s degree | 135 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | |
| Professional school degree | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percent H.S. Grads | 79.4 | 65.6 | 42.1 | 69.5 | 34.7 | 38.3 | 60.2 | 81.1 | 47.5 | 44.8 | 36.8 | 60.7 | 63.2 | 86.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | |
| Percent College Grads | 11.9 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Females | 5,770 | 26 | 99 | 130 | 80 | 104 | 96 | 848 | 100 | 67 | 51 | 38 | 165 | 3,868 | 2 | 2 | |
| Less than 8th grade | 173 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8th Grade | 179 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9th Grade | 150 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10th Grade | 118 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11th Grade | 93 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12th Grade | 400 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 0 | 0 | |
| High School Graduate | 1,677 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 217 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 1,277 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vocational Training | 271 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 137 | 0 | 0 | |
| Some college but no degree | 862 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 139 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 595 | 0 | 2 | |
| AA/AS degree (Occup Prog) | 597 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 443 | 0 | 0 | |
| AA/AS degree (Educ Prog) | 340 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 218 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 739 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 104 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 564 | 0 | 0 | |
| Master’s degree | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 0 | 0 | |
| Professional school degree | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percent H.S. Grads | 80.7 | 65.4 | 49.5 | 56.9 | 42.5 | 49.0 | 72.9 | 82.5 | 48.0 | 52.2 | 47.1 | 68.4 | 65.5 | 86.7 | 50.0 | 100.0 | |
| Percent College Grads | 15.8 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |