Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nauru
Nauru: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 94.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nauru stood at 94.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nauru peaked at 123.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 1971.
Nauru ranks 168th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.2% | 76.8% | 93.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 123.8% | 123.8% | 123.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 101.0% | 101.0% | 101.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 86.5% | 121.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 105.0% | 98.8% | 112.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 101.5% | 94.4% | 109.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More education data for Nauru
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.2% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nauru?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Nauru was 94.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 123.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 1971.
- How does Nauru rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Nauru ranks 168th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.