Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Nauru
Nauru: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 12 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Nauru, 1985–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 12 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.0% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Nauru peaked at 50 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12 number, in 2019.
Nauru ranks 178th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20 number | — |
| 2000 | 50 number | +150.0% |
| 2001 | 50 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 44 number | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 37 number | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 39 number | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 40 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 38 number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 41 number | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 30 number | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 12 number | -60.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 12 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,453 number, 0% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 12 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,150 number, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20 number | 20 number | 20 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.11 number | 37 number | 50 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 21 number | 12 number | 30 number | 2 |
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 teachers in pre-primary education, female in Nauru?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Nauru was 12 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 50 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 number in 2019.
- How does Nauru rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Nauru ranks 178th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.