School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Nauru
Nauru: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.32 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Nauru, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 9.32 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Nauru peaked at 10.11 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.24 years, in 2007.
Nauru ranks 76th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Nauru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.63 years | — |
| 2001 | 8.44 years | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.03 years | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 7.24 years | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 9.46 years | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 10.02 years | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 9.47 years | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 8.98 years | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.19 years | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 9.67 years | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 10.11 years | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 9.49 years | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 9.32 years | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.63 years | 8.63 years | 8.63 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.9 years | 7.24 years | 8.44 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.48 years | 8.98 years | 10.02 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.56 years | 9.19 years | 10.11 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 73 Saint Lucia 9.35 years compare
- 74 East Timor 9.32 years compare
- 75 Oman 9.32 years compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 9.32 years compare
- 78 Vietnam 9.31 years compare
- 79 Myanmar 9.29 years compare
More education data for Nauru
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Nauru?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Nauru was 9.32 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 years in 2007.
- How does Nauru rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Nauru ranks 76th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release