School completion, annual growth rate in Nauru
Nauru: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.0898 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Nauru, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.0898 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Nauru peaked at 0.2596 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 % change on previous year, in 1982.
Nauru ranks 90th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School completion, annual growth rate in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0.142 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0.1536 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2596 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0942 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 1987 | 0.047 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 0.141 % change on previous year | +199.9% |
| 1989 | 0.223 % change on previous year | +58.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1757 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0585 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1753 % change on previous year | +199.8% |
| 1993 | 0.035 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1399 % change on previous year | +299.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2096 % change on previous year | +49.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1859 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0928 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0695 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1968 % change on previous year | +183.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1271 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2308 % change on previous year | +81.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1036 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 2003 | 0.115 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1379 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1377 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1031 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0916 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2058 % change on previous year | +124.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1141 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0684 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0797 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1138 % change on previous year | +42.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0682 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1136 % change on previous year | +899.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1589 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1586 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0905 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2019 | 0.113 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0677 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1015 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 2022 | 0.169 % change on previous year | +66.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1125 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0899 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0898 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0898 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 % change on previous year, 8.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0898 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0707 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School completion, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +899.9% | 0.0114 % change on previous year | 0.1136 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1326 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.2596 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1339 % change on previous year | 0.035 % change on previous year | 0.2096 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1367 % change on previous year | 0.0916 % change on previous year | 0.2308 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0976 % change on previous year | 0.0114 % change on previous year | 0.1589 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1051 % change on previous year | 0.0677 % change on previous year | 0.169 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 87 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1021 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Guyana 0.1009 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Zimbabwe 0.0922 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Chile 0.0822 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Thailand 0.0807 % change on previous year compare
- 93 Argentina 0.0725 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Nauru
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1416 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,659 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 866 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0696 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 837 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Nauru?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Nauru was 0.0898 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2596 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Nauru rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Nauru ranks 90th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.