Nauru vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes
Nauru
97.8%
in 2025
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
89.0%
in 2024
Nauru rank
98th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
98th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Nauru
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 97.8% against 89.0% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Nauru ranks 98th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 98th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 77.1% | 14.1% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 82.6% | 24.6% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 86.7% | 6.6% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 88.1% | 4.7% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Nauru or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Nauru, at 97.8% against 89.0% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Nauru and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 8.8%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Nauru ranks 98th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 98th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release