School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Nauru
Nauru: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.86 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Nauru, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Nauru is 9.86 years, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Nauru peaked at 10.49 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.71 years, in 2007.
That places Nauru 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Nauru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.55 years | — |
| 2001 | 8.8 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 8.32 years | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 7.71 years | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 9.52 years | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 9.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.77 years | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.27 years | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 10.06 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.29 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 10.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 10.11 years | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 9.86 years | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.55 years | 8.55 years | 8.55 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.27 years | 7.71 years | 8.8 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.77 years | 9.52 years | 10.27 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.16 years | 9.86 years | 10.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 45 Papua New Guinea 9.91 years compare
- 46 Uruguay 9.89 years compare
- 47 New Zealand 9.87 years compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 9.85 years compare
- 50 Iceland 9.82 years compare
- 51 Albania 9.78 years compare
More education data for Nauru
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 66 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.2% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Nauru?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Nauru was 9.86 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.49 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 years in 2007.
- How does Nauru rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Nauru ranks 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release