Education in Nauru 972 indicators covering education for Nauru. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 1 2024 — 166th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 601 2025 up 78.9% 192nd Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.8% 2023 up 29.2% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 104.1% 2019 up 96.6% 46th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 174th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 176th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 141st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.1% 2025 down 59.1% 86th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 5.6% 2025 down 70.5% 97th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 10.3% 2025 down 49.8% 82nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 22.9% 2025 down 47.0% 82nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 19.3% 2025 down 56.5% 88th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 26.2% 2025 down 37.8% 84th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.0% 2025 down 62.0% 113th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 1.9% 2025 down 72.9% 124th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 4.0% 2025 down 54.5% 110th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.7366 modelled data 2025 down 30.0% 153rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 463 2025 up 25.1% 191st Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.8% 2023 up 29.2% 34th Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2016 up 3.0% 110th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2015 — 160th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 96.4% 2019 up 73.1% 64th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 111.9% 2019 up 122.7% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.8611 GPI 2019 down 22.3% 155th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 219 2025 up 20.3% 192nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.5437 modelled data 2025 down 41.3% 178th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 244 2025 up 29.8% 190th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 — 187th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.475 modelled data 2025 down 40.3% 181st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 — 161st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2015 — 162nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 — 181st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 97.8% 2025 up 23.5% 98th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 171st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 95.8% 2025 down 2.8% 135th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 101.4% 2025 up 28.1% 68th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 94.5% 2025 up 19.2% 118th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2025 up 6.9% 29th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 — 178th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.58 years 2025 down 2.1% 57th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 98.5% 2025 up 2.5% 106th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.05 GPIA 2025 up 10.6% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 93.3% 2025 down 7.5% 150th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 153rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 152nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 883 2025 down 10.0% 198th School age population, early childhood education, female 444 2025 down 2.0% 198th School age population, early childhood education, male 439 2025 down 16.9% 198th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 87.0% 2025 down 7.3% 82nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 — 186th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 0 2024 — 188th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.32 years 2025 down 7.0% 76th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.86 years 2025 up 3.4% 48th ← Previous Page 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