Share of primary school teachers who are women in Nauru
Nauru: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 81.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Nauru is 81.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Nauru peaked at 95.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1985.
That places Nauru 80th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 87.5% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 75.4% | 92.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 77.4% | 81.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More education data for Nauru
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Nauru?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Nauru was 81.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1985.
- How does Nauru rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Nauru ranks 80th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.