Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 9.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Nauru, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Nauru is 9.45, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Nauru peaked at 9.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.02, in 2000.
That places Nauru 102nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.02 | — |
| 2001 | 7.11 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.21 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.4 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.5 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.01 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.12 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.22 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.33 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.44 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.55 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.66 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.78 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.89 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.07 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.26 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.45 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 9.45 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.45 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.45 | 7.02 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 | 8.01 | 9.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 | 9.26 | 9.45 | 4 |
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More education data for Nauru
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 66 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Nauru?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Nauru was 9.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.02 in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Nauru ranks 102nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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