Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nauru
Nauru: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 3.33 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nauru, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nauru is 3.33 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nauru peaked at 5.48 live births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 3.33 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Nauru 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.91 live births per woman | 4.6 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.33 live births per woman | 4.94 live births per woman | 5.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.13 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | 4.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.06 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 live births per woman | 3.64 live births per woman | 4.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 3.38 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 live births per woman | 3.33 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Nauru
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 66 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nauru?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Nauru was 3.33 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 live births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Nauru ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.