Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Nauru
Nauru: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 52 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Teachers in primary education, female in Nauru, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Nauru stood at 52 number.
That represents a change of up 48.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Nauru peaked at 68 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35 number, in 2016.
Nauru ranks 196th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 40 number | — |
| 1985 | 43 number | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 58 number | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 68 number | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 56 number | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 54 number | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 60 number | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 55 number | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 61 number | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 48 number | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 56 number | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 52 number | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 37 number | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 35 number | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 52 number | +48.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 52 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 0% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 52 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 number | 40 number | 40 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 43 number | 43 number | 43 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 58 number | 58 number | 58 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.67 number | 48 number | 68 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.33 number | 35 number | 52 number | 3 |
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 in Nauru?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Nauru was 52 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 68 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 number in 2016.
- How does Nauru rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Nauru ranks 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.