Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Naoero
Naoero: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 8.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Naoero, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Naoero is 8.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Naoero peaked at 22.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2025.
Naoero ranks 86th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Naoero, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | -12.9% |
Naoero compared with similar countries
- Naoero's 8.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 6.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Naoero's 8.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 18.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 8.1% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Naoero
More education data for Naoero
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 48 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -7.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Naoero?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Naoero was 8.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Naoero?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Naoero?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2025.
- How does Naoero rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Naoero ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Naoero?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Naoero data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release