Nauru vs SDG: Oceania: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Nauru
81.8%
in 2025
SDG: Oceania
71.8%
in 2017
Nauru rank
80th
SDG: Oceania rank
81st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Nauru
- SDG: Oceania
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 81.8% against 71.8% in SDG: Oceania, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Oceania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 80th and SDG: Oceania ranks 81st of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Oceania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | SDG: Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.5% | 53.3% | 8.2% | Nauru |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 66.2% | 5.7% | SDG: Oceania |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 72.0% | 9.7% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 72.5% | 19.4% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 71.5% | 13.7% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Nauru or SDG: Oceania?
- Nauru, at 81.8% against 71.8% in SDG: Oceania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Nauru and SDG: Oceania?
- 10.0%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and SDG: Oceania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Nauru and SDG: Oceania rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Nauru ranks 80th and SDG: Oceania ranks 81st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). 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