Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Nauru
Nauru: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.14 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nauru is 1.14 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nauru peaked at 1.14 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8629 modelled data, in 1981.
Nauru ranks 46th of 164 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Nauru, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8629 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.8742 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8852 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8934 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9139 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9267 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9303 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9367 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9392 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9495 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9538 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9725 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9668 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.977 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9823 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9899 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9989 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1.14 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1.14 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.17 modelled data, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9069 modelled data | 0.8629 modelled data | 0.9392 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9812 modelled data | 0.9495 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 1.14 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nauru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Nauru was 1.14 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8629 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Nauru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Nauru ranks 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, upper 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