Children out of school, female in Nauru
Nauru: Children out of school, female was 4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, female in Nauru, 2012–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, female in Nauru is 4.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 66.3% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Nauru peaked at 17.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2022.
That places Nauru 97th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Children out of school, female in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17.1% | — |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -43.9% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -41.1% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +66.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 4.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 4.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7%, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.7% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More education data for Nauru
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -7.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, female in Nauru?
- Children out of school, female in Nauru was 4.6% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2022.
- How does Nauru rank for children out of school, female?
- Nauru ranks 97th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.