Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Nauru
Nauru: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.16 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nauru, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nauru is 1.16 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nauru peaked at 1.16 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9097 modelled data, in 1981.
Nauru ranks 24th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Nauru, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9097 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.9211 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9301 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9418 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9518 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9517 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9614 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9709 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9769 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.985 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1.16 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1.16 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9461 modelled data | 0.9097 modelled data | 0.9769 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 modelled data | 0.985 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nauru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nauru was 1.16 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9097 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Nauru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Nauru ranks 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release