School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Nauru
Nauru: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 280 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Nauru, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 280 for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2025.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Nauru peaked at 528 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 149, in 1976.
That places Nauru 214th out of 222 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, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 344 | — |
| 1971 | 337 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 304 | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 259 | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 195 | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 155 | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 149 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 154 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 181 | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 211 | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 241 | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 269 | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 294 | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 313 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 326 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 333 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 345 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 368 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 397 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 426 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 448 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 470 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 489 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 492 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 487 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 480 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 469 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 155 | -67.0% |
| 1998 | 446 | +187.7% |
| 1999 | 441 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 437 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 433 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 422 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 407 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 385 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 364 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 350 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 353 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 360 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 371 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 381 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 399 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 431 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 471 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 506 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 528 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 524 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 507 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 491 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 479 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 320 | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 324 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 318 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 302 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 288 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 280 | -2.8% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 280 is below the median for high income countries, which is 56,966, 0% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 280 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,248, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) 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 | +187.7% | 155 | 446 |
| 1997 | -67.0% | 469 | 155 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 228.9 | 149 | 344 | 10 |
| 1980s | 331.2 | 241 | 426 | 10 |
| 1990s | 437.7 | 155 | 492 | 10 |
| 2000s | 388.2 | 350 | 437 | 10 |
| 2010s | 471.7 | 381 | 528 | 10 |
| 2020s | 305.33 | 280 | 324 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 211 British Virgin Islands 335 compare
- 212 Palau 303 compare
- 213 Bermuda 290 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 191 compare
- 216 Anguilla 145 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76 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, pre-primary education, male in Nauru?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Nauru was 280 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 528 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 in 1976.
- How does Nauru rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Nauru ranks 214th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release