School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Nauru
Nauru: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.04 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
13th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.22 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.8825 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
25
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 1.04 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8825 GPIA, in 1985.
Nauru ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9605 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9803 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9715 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8825 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 1.22 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9732 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9888 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9854 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9349 GPIA | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9896 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.9605 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8825 GPIA | 0.8825 GPIA | 0.8825 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9349 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 10 Cook Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.05 GPIA compare
- 12 Zambia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 14 Madagascar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 15 Venezuela 1.04 GPIA compare
- 16 Tonga 1.04 GPIA 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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru was 1.04 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8825 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Nauru rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nauru ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release