Country by country: Extended data of Palau

Education : "Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free… Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding [and] tolerance…" Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, 1948. "To ensure that [by 2015] children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling and that girls and boys will have equal access to all levels of education." Millennium Declaration, Paragraph 19, 2000. Source: UNESCO Website Database (www.uis.unesco.org/), May 2008. Primary school enrolment rate net (%) Number of children enrolled in primary school who belong to the age group that officially corresponds to primary schooling, as percentage of the total population of the same age group. Last available data: 2003/2006; evolution since 1991. 96.4* Tertiary school enrolment rate gross (%) Ratio of total enrolment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, successful completion of education at secondary level. Last available data: 2004/2006; evolution since 1991. 40.2*

Public expenditure : "Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality." Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 22, 1948. "We call on the industrialized countries… to implement the enhanced programme of debt relief for the heavily indebted poor countries without further delay and to agree to cancel all official bilateral debts of those countries in return for their making demonstrable commitments to poverty reduction." Millennium Declaration, Paragraph 15, 2000. Source: World Development Indicators 2007 website (www.worldbank.org). Public health expenditure % of GDP (%) Recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and non-governmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Expressed as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). Last available data: 2001/2005; evolution since 2000. 8.85 Public education expenditure % of GDP (%) Public spending on public education plus subsidies to private education at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Expressed as percentage of gross domestic product (based on World Bank and OECD GDP estimates). Last available data: 2001/2006; evolution since 1991. 10.28

Environment : "(We) recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for him(her)self and his(her) family, including adequate food, clothing and housing…" International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 11, 1966. "We resolve… to halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of the world’s people… who are unable to reach or to afford safe drinking water… By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers as proposed in the ‘Cities Without Slums’ initiative." Millennium Declaration, Paragraph 19, 2000. Source: Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply & Sanitation, UNICEF and WHO (www.wssinfo.org). Population with access to sanitation (%) Percentage of the population with at least adequate excreta disposal facilities (private or shared, but not public) that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained. Last available data: 2004; evolution since 1990. 80 Population with access to improved water sources (%) Percentage of the population who use any of the following types of water supply for drinking: piped water, public tap, borehole or pump, protected well, protected spring or rainwater. Improved water sources do not include vendor provided waters, bottled water, tanker trucks or unprotected wells and springs. Last available data: 2004/2006; evolution since 1990. 89*

Health : "(We) recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health… The provision for the reduction of the stillbirth-rate and of infant mortality and for the healthy development of the child… The prevention, treatment and control of epidemic, endemic, occupational and other diseases…" International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 12, 1966. "…take specific measures for closing the gender gaps in morbidity and mortality where girls are disadvantaged, while achieving internationally approved goals for the reduction of infant and child mortality." World Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 106, 1995. Source: Malaria: World Malaria Report 2005, UNICEF and WHO (www.rbm.who.int/wmr2005/). Tuberculosis: Communicable Disease Global Atlas Database, WHO (www.who.int/GlobalAtlas). People living with HIV/AIDS: 2007 Report on the global AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS. Infant mortality: The State of the World’s Children 2007, UNICEF (www.unicef.org/sowc07). Under-5 mortality: The State of the World’s Children 2007, UNICEF (www.unicef.org/sowc07). Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people Total number of tuberculosis cases reported to the World Health Organization per 100,000 people. A tuberculosis case is defined as a patient in whom tuberculosis has been bacteriologically confirmed or diagnosed by a clinician. Last available data: 2005; evolution since 1990. 51 Infant mortality per 1,000 live births Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. Last available data: 2006; evolution since 1990. 10 Under-5 mortality per 1,000 live births Probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live births. Last available data: 2006; evolution since 1990. 11

Women’s reproductive health : "…States Parties shall ensure to women appropriate services in connection with pregnancy, confinement and the post-natal period, granting free services where necessary, as well as adequate nutrition during pregnancy and lactation." Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Article 12, 1979. "Provide more accessible, available and affordable primary health- care services of high quality, including sexual and reproductive health care, which includes family planning information and services, and giving particular attention to maternal and emergency obstetric care…" Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 106, 1995. Source: Women aged 15-49 attended at least once during pregnancy: Global Health Atlas, WHO (www.who.int/GlobalAtlas). Except for (†) Demographic and Health Surveys - STAT compiler (www.measuredhs.com/accesssurveys). Births attended by skilled health personnel: Reproductive Health Indicators Database, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO (www.who.int/reproductivehealth/). Except for (†) Demographic and Health Surveys - STAT compiler (www.measuredhs.com/accesssurveys). Maternal mortality ratio: Reproductive Health Indicators Database, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO (www.who.int/reproductivehealth/). Contraceptive use among currently in union women aged 15-49: World Development Indicators 2008 website, World Bank (www.worldbank.org). Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) Percentage of births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives). Last available data: 2001/2006; evolution since 1990 or closest possible year. 100 Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49 (%) Percentage of women in union aged 15-49 years currently using contraception. Last available data: 2001/2006; evolution since 1991. 17.2*

Gender and education : "Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offence against human dignity." Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Article 1. 1967. "We are convinced that… women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace." Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 13, 1995. Source: UNESCO Website Database (www.uis.unesco.org), 2008. Net primary enrolment ratio gap women/men Ratio of female net primary enrolment ratio to male net primary enrolment ratio. Last available data: 2000/2005; evolution since 1991. 0.96* gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap women/men Ratio of female gross tertiary enrolment ratio to male gross tertiary enrolment ratio. Last available data: 2000/2005; evolution since 1991. 2.15*

(*) Data refers to years or periods other than those specified in the indicator's definition.
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