School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Nauru
Nauru: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 587 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nauru, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 587 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Nauru peaked at 587 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 188, in 1983.
Nauru ranks 209th of 220 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 240 | — |
| 1971 | 256 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 271 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 281 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 291 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 299 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 301 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 304 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 283 | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 264 | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 237 | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 215 | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 199 | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 188 | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 201 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 235 | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 251 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 262 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 267 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 272 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 282 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 295 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 306 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 322 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 336 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 356 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 374 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 383 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 503 | +31.3% |
| 1999 | 496 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 481 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 469 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 455 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 449 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 456 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 453 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 449 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 434 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 412 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 395 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 379 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 372 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 374 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 390 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 407 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 416 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 429 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 438 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 444 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 457 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 460 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 471 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 508 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 539 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 567 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 587 | +3.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 587 is below the median for high income countries, which is 76,052, 1% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 587 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44,322, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (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 | +31.3% | 383 | 503 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 279 | 240 | 304 | 10 |
| 1980s | 232.7 | 188 | 272 | 10 |
| 1990s | 365.3 | 282 | 503 | 10 |
| 2000s | 445.3 | 395 | 481 | 10 |
| 2010s | 410.6 | 372 | 457 | 10 |
| 2020s | 522 | 460 | 587 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 206 Gibraltar 672 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 639 compare
- 208 Monaco 630 compare
- 210 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 502 compare
- 211 Cook Islands 498 compare
- 212 San Marino 487 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, female in Nauru?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nauru was 587 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 587 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 188 in 1983.
- How does Nauru rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Nauru ranks 209th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release