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Grade 7 Reading performance by school locality

Most grade seven students who participated in the PILNA 2021 reading assessment in Palau were enrolled in urban schools; 79% of students were enrolled in urban schools and 21% in non-urban schools.

Grade 7 Reading performance by locality

Mean performance of Grade 7 students in reading by school locality, Palau, PILNA 2021

Figure CRF7.7 shows the performance of grade seven students by school locality, urban and non-urban, over time. In 2015 and 2021, there were no differences in average reading performance between students in urban schools and students in non-urban schools, see Figure CRF7.8. In 2018, however, students in urban schools scored higher than students in non-urban schools.

Grade 7 Reading performance by school locality over time

Mean performance of Grade 7 students in reading by school locality, Palau, PILNA 2015, 2018 and 2021