Secondary education, pupils in Nauru
Nauru: Secondary education, pupils was 1,659 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, pupils in Nauru stood at 1,659. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Nauru peaked at 1,659 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 364, in 1971.
That places Nauru 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 402.33 | 364 | 443 | 3 |
| 1980s | 482 | 482 | 482 | 1 |
| 2000s | 660.44 | 508 | 816 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,042 | 945 | 1,203 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,432 | 1,121 | 1,659 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 201 Gibraltar 2,582 compare
- 202 British Virgin Islands 2,300 compare
- 203 San Marino 1,676 compare
- 205 Palau 1,389 compare
- 206 Tuvalu 1,145 compare
More education data for Nauru
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 66 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 94.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Nauru?
- Secondary education, pupils in Nauru was 1,659 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,659 in 2025.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 364 in 1971.
- How does Nauru rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Nauru ranks 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.