School enrollment, preprimary in Nauru
Nauru: School enrollment, preprimary was 32.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Nauru, 1985–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Nauru is 32.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Nauru peaked at 116.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2020.
Nauru ranks 149th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 52.0% | — |
| 1991 | 55.8% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 116.6% | +46.6% |
| 2014 | 114.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -58.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | -5.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 32.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 35% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 32.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.4%, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -58.6% | 82.3% | 34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 55.8% | 64.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 65.4% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 34.1% | 116.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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 enrollment, preprimary in Nauru?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Nauru was 32.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 116.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2020.
- How does Nauru rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Nauru ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.