Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nauru
Nauru: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 89.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nauru, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nauru stood at 89.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nauru peaked at 89.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 1981.
Nauru ranks 111th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.9% | 84.5% | 85.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.0% | 85.5% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 87.8% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.7% | 89.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Nauru
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 66 (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)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.4 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nauru?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Nauru was 89.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 1981.
- How does Nauru rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Nauru ranks 111th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release