School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Nauru
Nauru: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 94.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Nauru is 94.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Nauru peaked at 94.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2004.
That places Nauru 86th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 43.7% | — |
| 1972 | 45.4% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 48.2% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +36.2% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +34.1% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 94.5% | +3.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 94.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.1%, 92% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 94.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 43.7% | 48.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 36.4% | 62.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 78.7% | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 80.2% | 94.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 83 Bulgaria 94.8% compare
- 84 Macao 94.7% compare
- 85 Turkmenistan 94.6% compare
- 87 New Caledonia 94.0% compare
- 88 Montenegro 93.9% compare
- 89 Vietnam 93.4% 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 enrollment, secondary in Nauru?
- School enrollment, secondary in Nauru was 94.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2004.
- How does Nauru rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Nauru ranks 86th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.