Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nauru
Nauru: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 6.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nauru, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nauru is 6.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nauru peaked at 6.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2021.
That places Nauru 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Nauru
- GDP 100.29 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows -3.5% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows -5.85 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- GDP deflator 208.82 base year varies by country (2025)
- GDP 176.04 million current US$ (2025)
- GDP 272.00 million current LCU (2025)
- GDP 130.26 million constant LCU (2025)
- GDP per capita 8,340 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 22,620 current LCU (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 4.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nauru?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Nauru was 6.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- How does Nauru rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Nauru ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.