School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Nauru
Nauru: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) was 13.18 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Nauru, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 13.18 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Nauru peaked at 13.18 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.6 years, in 1971.
That places Nauru 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.6 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.36 years | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 9.72 years | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 8.72 years | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 10.28 years | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 9.48 years | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 9.03 years | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 8.64 years | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 8.86 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 10.64 years | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 9.92 years | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 8.82 years | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 9.68 years | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 10.46 years | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 11.73 years | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 12.43 years | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 13.18 years | +6.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 13.18 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.41 years, 1.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 13.18 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.82 years, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.23 years | 8.6 years | 9.72 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.72 years | 8.72 years | 8.72 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.48 years | 8.64 years | 10.64 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.95 years | 10.46 years | 13.18 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More education data for Nauru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.39 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.4 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Nauru?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Nauru was 13.18 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 13.18 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 years in 1971.
- How does Nauru rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Nauru ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.