Primary education, teachers, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0055 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.0055 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.0096 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 units per person, in 2014.
That places Nauru 76th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0096 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.0083 units per person | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.007 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0063 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 units per person | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 units per person | -33.4% |
| 2016 | 0.004 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.006 units per person | +47.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0055 units per person | +7.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.007 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More education data for Nauru
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1416 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Nauru?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Nauru was 0.0055 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 2014.
- How does Nauru rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 76th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.