Table 21. Language Usage and Literacy by Koror Hamlets, Palau: 2015 | | | |
| Total | Dngeronger | Idid | Iyebukel | Ikelau | Madalaii | Meketii | Meyuns | Ngerbeched | Ngerchemai |
USAGE OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | 6,119 | 332 | 313 | 349 | 293 | 1,406 | 436 | 421 | 613 | 683 |
Yes more often than Palauan | 896 | 59 | 49 | 55 | 21 | 155 | 38 | 49 | 100 | 59 |
Both equally | 1,009 | 31 | 21 | 87 | 4 | 136 | 76 | 54 | 160 | 205 |
No less frequently than Palauan | 807 | 29 | 62 | 58 | 14 | 210 | 120 | 41 | 102 | 60 |
Does not speak Palauan | 3,407 | 213 | 181 | 149 | 254 | 905 | 202 | 277 | 251 | 359 |
Males | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | 3,409 | 178 | 173 | 173 | 184 | 802 | 245 | 222 | 313 | 388 |
Yes more often than Palauan | 454 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 71 | 19 | 30 | 55 | 32 |
Both equally | 490 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 66 | 38 | 25 | 71 | 103 |
No less frequently than Palauan | 390 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 106 | 56 | 21 | 47 | 31 |
Does not speak Palauan | 2,075 | 120 | 113 | 72 | 165 | 559 | 132 | 146 | 140 | 222 |
Females | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | 2,710 | 154 | 140 | 176 | 109 | 604 | 191 | 199 | 300 | 295 |
Yes more often than Palauan | 442 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 84 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 27 |
Both equally | 519 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 70 | 38 | 29 | 89 | 102 |
No less frequently than Palauan | 417 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 104 | 64 | 20 | 55 | 29 |
Does not speak Palauan | 1,332 | 93 | 68 | 77 | 89 | 346 | 70 | 131 | 111 | 137 |
READING LITERACY | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | 11,444 | 540 | 679 | 720 | 466 | 2,057 | 614 | 1,024 | 1,507 | 1,475 |
No no difficulty | 11,191 | 526 | 670 | 697 | 455 | 2,025 | 571 | 1,007 | 1,478 | 1,456 |
Yes some difficulty | 125 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 8 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 50 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Cannot do at all | 78 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Males | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | 6,092 | 280 | 352 | 355 | 274 | 1,120 | 337 | 540 | 750 | 793 |
No no difficulty | 5,966 | 273 | 350 | 343 | 270 | 1,106 | 304 | 534 | 742 | 784 |
Yes some difficulty | 65 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Cannot do at all | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Females | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | 5,352 | 260 | 327 | 365 | 192 | 937 | 277 | 484 | 757 | 682 |
No no difficulty | 5,225 | 253 | 320 | 354 | 185 | 919 | 267 | 473 | 736 | 672 |
Yes some difficulty | 60 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Cannot do at all | 41 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
WRITING LITERACY | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | 11,444 | 540 | 679 | 720 | 466 | 2,057 | 614 | 1,024 | 1,507 | 1,475 |
No no difficulty | 11,178 | 524 | 667 | 694 | 455 | 2,018 | 573 | 1,009 | 1,473 | 1,456 |
Yes some difficulty | 126 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 9 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 58 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
Cannot do at all | 82 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Males | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | 6,092 | 280 | 352 | 355 | 274 | 1,120 | 337 | 540 | 750 | 793 |
No no difficulty | 5,955 | 271 | 347 | 342 | 270 | 1,101 | 304 | 535 | 740 | 784 |
Yes some difficulty | 66 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Cannot do at all | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Females | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | 5,352 | 260 | 327 | 365 | 192 | 937 | 277 | 484 | 757 | 682 |
No no difficulty | 5,223 | 253 | 320 | 352 | 185 | 917 | 269 | 474 | 733 | 672 |
Yes some difficulty | 60 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Cannot do at all | 42 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Source: 2015 Palau Census compiled by PacificWeb | | | | | |