Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Nauru
Nauru: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 5.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Nauru, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 5.8% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Nauru peaked at 15.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2007.
That places Nauru 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More education data for Nauru
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 66 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Nauru?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Nauru was 5.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2007.
- How does Nauru rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Nauru ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.