Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in Nauru
Nauru: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) was 0.0045 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nauru is 0.0045 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.0067 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 units per person, in 2016.
Nauru ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0059 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.005 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.006 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 units per person | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 units per person | -33.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 units per person | +43.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.004 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0045 units per person | +9.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0045 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0045 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0038 units per person, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nauru?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Nauru was 0.0045 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 units per person in 2016.
- How does Nauru rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Nauru ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.