Share of children who have completed primary school in Nauru
Nauru: Share of children who have completed primary school was 89.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Nauru, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Nauru stood at 89.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Nauru peaked at 89.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 1981.
Nauru ranks 111th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 84.5% | — |
| 1982 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 89.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 89.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.9% | 84.5% | 85.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.0% | 85.5% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 87.8% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.7% | 89.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More education data for Nauru
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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 (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -7.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have completed primary school in Nauru?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Nauru was 89.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 1981.
- How does Nauru rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Nauru ranks 111th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.