Children out of school, primary in Nauru
Nauru: Children out of school, primary was 119 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Nauru, 2007–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2025, children out of school, primary in Nauru stood at 119.
That represents a change of up 115.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Nauru peaked at 247 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2023.
That places Nauru 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 145 | — |
| 2012 | 247 | +70.3% |
| 2014 | 115 | -53.4% |
| 2016 | 132 | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 64 | -51.5% |
| 2020 | 150 | +134.4% |
| 2022 | 92 | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 8 | -91.3% |
| 2024 | 55.32 | +591.5% |
| 2025 | 119 | +115.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 145 | 145 | 145 | 1 |
| 2010s | 139.5 | 64 | 247 | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.86 | 8 | 150 | 5 |
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More education data for Nauru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.39 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.4 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Nauru?
- Children out of school, primary in Nauru was 119 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 247 in 2012.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for children out of school, primary?
- Nauru ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.