Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nauru
Nauru: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 87.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nauru, 2007–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nauru stood at 87.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nauru peaked at 92.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2019.
That places Nauru 44th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 27.5% | 66.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 42.6% | 92.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Nauru
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 66 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nauru?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Nauru was 87.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2019.
- How does Nauru rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Nauru ranks 44th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.