Adolescents out of school, male in Nauru
Nauru: Adolescents out of school, male was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, male in Nauru, 2014–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, male in Nauru is 5.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Nauru peaked at 26.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2025.
Nauru ranks 96th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adolescents out of school, male in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.3% | — |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +84.1% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +27.2% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -58.7% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -53.0% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -17.1% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 5.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 5.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.8%, 64% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.6% | 11.3% | 26.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 5.0% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More education data for Nauru
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 48 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 256 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 271 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,659 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,703 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1416 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Nauru?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Nauru was 5.0% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
- How does Nauru rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Nauru ranks 96th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.