| Table 7. Literacy by State, Palau: 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | Table 7. Literacy by State, Palau: 2012 | | |
| Literacy | Total | Kayangel | Ngarchelong | Ngaraard | Ngiwal | Melekeok | Ngchesar | Airai | Aimeliik | Ngatpang | Ngardmau | Literacy | Angaur | Peleliu | Koror | Sonsorol | Hatohobei |
| Total | 15,125 | 63 | 242 | 378 | 185 | 263 | 244 | 2,190 | 242 | 235 | 164 | Total | 109 | 406 | 10,140 | 6 | 10 |
| Yes in English and Palauan | 10,463 | 51 | 211 | 285 | 166 | 214 | 213 | 1,632 | 181 | 195 | 144 | Yes in English and Palauan | 100 | 329 | 6,527 | 5 | 9 |
| Yes in English and Other Lang | 3,949 | 5 | 26 | 45 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 453 | 32 | 27 | 16 | Yes in English and Other Lang | 7 | 51 | 3,225 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes in English Only | 162 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Yes in English Only | 2 | 4 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes in Palauan Only | 258 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | Yes in Palauan Only | 0 | 20 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes in Other Language | 221 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | Yes in Other Language | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
| Not at all | 72 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | Not at all | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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| Males | 7,971 | 36 | 130 | 162 | 87 | 128 | 121 | 1,114 | 127 | 147 | 99 | Males | 62 | 218 | 5,400 | 4 | 8 |
| Yes in English and Palauan | 5,347 | 28 | 120 | 138 | 82 | 103 | 106 | 814 | 96 | 117 | 83 | Yes in English and Palauan | 58 | 174 | 3,313 | 3 | 7 |
| Yes in English and Other Lang | 2,279 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 246 | 20 | 23 | 12 | Yes in English and Other Lang | 4 | 31 | 1,885 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes in English Only | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Yes in English Only | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes in Palauan Only | 88 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Yes in Palauan Only | 0 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes in Other Language | 131 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Yes in Other Language | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| Not at all | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Not at all | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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| Females | 7,154 | 27 | 112 | 216 | 98 | 135 | 123 | 1,076 | 115 | 88 | 65 | Females | 47 | 188 | 4,740 | 2 | 2 |
| Yes in English and Palauan | 5,116 | 23 | 91 | 147 | 84 | 111 | 107 | 818 | 85 | 78 | 61 | Yes in English and Palauan | 42 | 155 | 3,214 | 2 | 2 |
| Yes in English and Other Lang | 1,670 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 207 | 12 | 4 | 4 | Yes in English and Other Lang | 3 | 20 | 1,340 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes in English Only | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes in English Only | 2 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes in Palauan Only | 170 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes in Palauan Only | 0 | 11 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes in Other Language | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes in Other Language | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Not at all | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Not at all | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: 2012 Palau Mini-Census | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: 2012 Palau Mini-Census | | | |