School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nauru
Nauru: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 587 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
587
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
209th
of 220 countries
All-time high
587
in 2025
All-time low
188
in 1983
Years of data
56
1970–2025
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 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 66 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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