School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Nauru
Nauru: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1,223 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nauru, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 1,223 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nauru peaked at 1,223 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 382, in 1983.
That places Nauru 209th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 505 | — |
| 1971 | 531 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 558 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 577 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 594 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 609 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 620 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 631 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 597 | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 560 | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 497 | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 446 | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 403 | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 382 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 411 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 478 | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 504 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 521 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 529 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 540 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 560 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 590 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 620 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 667 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 701 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 736 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 755 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 762 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 995 | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 979 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 958 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 944 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 934 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 944 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 964 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 958 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 946 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 908 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 868 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 833 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 801 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 793 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 787 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 812 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 831 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 835 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 856 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 884 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 914 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 970 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 984 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,010 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,083 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 1,143 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 1,193 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 1,223 | +2.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1,223 is below the median for high income countries, which is 156,288, 1% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1,223 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,189, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +30.6% | 762 | 995 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 578.2 | 505 | 631 | 10 |
| 1980s | 471.1 | 382 | 540 | 10 |
| 1990s | 736.5 | 560 | 995 | 10 |
| 2000s | 925.7 | 833 | 964 | 10 |
| 2010s | 848.3 | 787 | 970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,106 | 984 | 1,223 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,390 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 1,283 compare
- 208 Monaco 1,271 compare
- 210 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,086 compare
- 211 Cook Islands 1,051 compare
- 212 San Marino 1,003 compare
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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nauru?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Nauru was 1,223 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,223 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 382 in 1983.
- How does Nauru rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Nauru ranks 209th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. 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, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release