Table 21. Language Usage and Literacy by State, Koror: 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | Kayangel | Ngerchelong | Ngaraard | Ngiwal | Melekeok | Ngchesar | Airai | Aimeliik | Ngatpang | | Ngardmau | Ngaremlengui | Angaur | Peleliu | Koror | Sonsorol | Hatohobei |
USAGE OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES | | | | | | | | | | | USAGE OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES | | | | | | | |
Total | 9,004 | 16 | 88 | 204 | 42 | 129 | 172 | 1,463 | 116 | 98 | Total | 20 | 122 | 22 | 157 | 6,349 | 5 | 1 |
Yes more often than Palauan | 1,367 | 0 | 23 | 70 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 213 | 7 | 47 | Yes more often than Palauan | 2 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 927 | 0 | 1 |
Both equally | 1,422 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 217 | 23 | 8 | Both equally | 5 | 53 | 3 | 25 | 1,016 | 0 | 0 |
No less frequently than Palauan | 1,768 | 14 | 23 | 76 | 10 | 51 | 121 | 533 | 29 | 11 | No less frequently than Palauan | 5 | 27 | 3 | 52 | 813 | 0 | 0 |
Does not speak Palauan | 4,447 | 2 | 32 | 45 | 22 | 45 | 14 | 500 | 57 | 32 | Does not speak Palauan | 8 | 32 | 9 | 51 | 3,593 | 5 | 0 |
Males | | | | | | | | | | | Males | | | | | | | |
Total | 5,066 | 8 | 51 | 82 | 26 | 71 | 88 | 842 | 64 | 65 | Total | 12 | 69 | 12 | 90 | 3,580 | 5 | 1 |
Yes more often than Palauan | 700 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 123 | 2 | 27 | Yes more often than Palauan | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 482 | 0 | 1 |
Both equally | 693 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 113 | 12 | 4 | Both equally | 2 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 492 | 0 | 0 |
No less frequently than Palauan | 863 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 24 | 64 | 265 | 12 | 6 | No less frequently than Palauan | 2 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 390 | 0 | 0 |
Does not speak Palauan | 2,810 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 341 | 38 | 28 | Does not speak Palauan | 6 | 23 | 5 | 40 | 2,216 | 5 | 0 |
Females | | | | | | | | | | | Females | | | | | | | |
Total | 3,938 | 8 | 37 | 122 | 16 | 58 | 84 | 621 | 52 | 33 | Total | 8 | 53 | 10 | 67 | 2,769 | 0 | 0 |
Yes more often than Palauan | 667 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 90 | 5 | 20 | Yes more often than Palauan | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 445 | 0 | 0 |
Both equally | 729 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 104 | 11 | 4 | Both equally | 3 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 524 | 0 | 0 |
No less frequently than Palauan | 905 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 27 | 57 | 268 | 17 | 5 | No less frequently than Palauan | 3 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 423 | 0 | 0 |
Does not speak Palauan | 1,637 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 159 | 19 | 4 | Does not speak Palauan | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1,377 | 0 | 0 |
READING LITERACY | | | | | | | | | | | READING LITERACY | | | | | | | |
Total | 17,661 | 54 | 311 | 481 | 276 | 278 | 279 | 2,464 | 327 | 295 | Total | 181 | 342 | 120 | 471 | 11,723 | 34 | 25 |
No no difficulty | 17,147 | 49 | 298 | 455 | 259 | 261 | 257 | 2,386 | 311 | 290 | No no difficulty | 171 | 324 | 116 | 444 | 11,467 | 34 | 25 |
Yes some difficulty | 275 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 12 | 2 | Yes some difficulty | 9 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 103 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 3 | Yes lots of difficulty | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Cannot do at all | 136 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | Cannot do at all | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
Males | | | | | | | | | | | Males | | | | | | | |
Total | 9,433 | 32 | 164 | 217 | 140 | 146 | 134 | 1,336 | 172 | 162 | Total | 95 | 178 | 70 | 247 | 6,304 | 19 | 17 |
No no difficulty | 9,169 | 29 | 159 | 200 | 132 | 135 | 121 | 1,298 | 166 | 159 | No no difficulty | 88 | 169 | 68 | 234 | 6,175 | 19 | 17 |
Yes some difficulty | 147 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | Yes some difficulty | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes lots of difficulty | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Cannot do at all | 61 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Cannot do at all | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Females | | | | | | | | | | | Females | | | | | | | |
Total | 8,228 | 22 | 147 | 264 | 136 | 132 | 145 | 1,128 | 155 | 133 | Total | 86 | 164 | 50 | 224 | 5,419 | 15 | 8 |
No no difficulty | 7,978 | 20 | 139 | 255 | 127 | 126 | 136 | 1,088 | 145 | 131 | No no difficulty | 83 | 155 | 48 | 210 | 5,292 | 15 | 8 |
Yes some difficulty | 128 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 0 | Yes some difficulty | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 47 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Yes lots of difficulty | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Cannot do at all | 75 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Cannot do at all | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
WRITING LITERACY | | | | | | | | | | | WRITING LITERACY | | | | | | | |
Total | 17,661 | 54 | 311 | 481 | 276 | 278 | 279 | 2,464 | 327 | 295 | Total | 181 | 342 | 120 | 471 | 11,723 | 34 | 25 |
No no difficulty | 17,112 | 48 | 296 | 444 | 259 | 259 | 257 | 2,383 | 310 | 290 | No no difficulty | 168 | 324 | 116 | 445 | 11,454 | 34 | 25 |
Yes some difficulty | 280 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 12 | 2 | Yes some difficulty | 11 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 114 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 2 | Yes lots of difficulty | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
Cannot do at all | 155 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | Cannot do at all | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
Males | | | | | | | | | | | Males | | | | | | | |
Total | 9,433 | 32 | 164 | 217 | 140 | 146 | 134 | 1,336 | 172 | 162 | Total | 95 | 178 | 70 | 247 | 6,304 | 19 | 17 |
No no difficulty | 9,150 | 28 | 157 | 197 | 132 | 134 | 122 | 1,297 | 166 | 159 | No no difficulty | 85 | 169 | 68 | 235 | 6,165 | 19 | 17 |
Yes some difficulty | 145 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | Yes some difficulty | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 67 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes lots of difficulty | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Cannot do at all | 71 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Cannot do at all | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Females | | | | | | | | | | | Females | | | | | | | |
Total | 8,228 | 22 | 147 | 264 | 136 | 132 | 145 | 1,128 | 155 | 133 | Total | 86 | 164 | 50 | 224 | 5,419 | 15 | 8 |
No no difficulty | 7,962 | 20 | 139 | 247 | 127 | 125 | 135 | 1,086 | 144 | 131 | No no difficulty | 83 | 155 | 48 | 210 | 5,289 | 15 | 8 |
Yes some difficulty | 135 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 0 | Yes some difficulty | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
Yes lots of difficulty | 47 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes lots of difficulty | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Cannot do at all | 84 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | Cannot do at all | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Source: 2015 Palau Census compiled by PacificWeb | | | | | | | | | | | | |