Education in Nauru

972 indicators covering education for Nauru.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure on education, total 5.8% 2023 up 29.2% 33rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0 units per square kilometre 2023 177th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 87.3% 114th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 14.05 number per square kilometre 2019 down 57.6% 20th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.002 units per person 1985 139th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 17 1985 184th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 48 2025 up 6.7% 209th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8969 % change on previous year 2008 up 51.8% 131st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.95 units per square kilometre 2023 down 57.8% 69th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.85 units per square kilometre 1985 73rd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 95.4% 2025 up 5.5% 88th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 94.5% 2025 up 12.6% 91st
Number of under-five deaths, male 1 2024 down 75.0% 193rd
Number of under-five deaths, female 1 2024 down 66.7% 193rd
Number of infant deaths, male 1 2024 down 75.0% 193rd
Number of infant deaths, female 1 2024 down 66.7% 193rd
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.68 years 2025 up 13.1% 107th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.34 years 2025 down 2.6% 121st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 94.5% 2025 down 3.4% 121st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 1985 135th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0045 number per person 2019 down 13.6% 59th
Teachers in primary education, female 52 number 2019 unchanged 196th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1 2024 unchanged 180th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 2 2024 179th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 2.6 number per square kilometre 2019 unchanged 18th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 index 2025 up 7.6% 12th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 70.0% 114th
Children out of school, female 4.6% 2025 down 51.8% 97th
Children out of school, male 8.4% 2025 up 30.8% 63rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 141 number 2019 down 57.4% 196th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 97.0% 2025 up 0.9% 99th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 92.1% 2025 down 7.3% 127th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2025 up 8.6% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 97.5% 2025 up 15.1% 82nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2025 up 3.9% 60th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 91.8% 2025 up 10.4% 94th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.64 years 2025 up 1.6% 107th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2025 up 8.3% 25th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.06 years 2025 down 6.4% 126th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.52 years 2025 up 10.9% 106th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.85 years 2025 up 15.5% 103rd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2025 up 3.8% 57th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.8% 1985 137th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.57 years 2008 up 0.2% 160th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 31 2025 up 3.3% 196th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.84 years 2025 down 13.9% 102nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 137.3% 2016 up 40.9% 15th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 85.7% 2025 up 1.3% 113th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 modelled data 2025 down 0.1% 36th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 92.5% 2025 up 1.2% 109th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 89.2% 2025 up 1.2% 111th
Teachers in secondary education, female 29 2025 up 11.5% 205th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 60.4% 2025 up 4.6% 97th