Average years of schooling among adults in Nauru
Nauru: Average years of schooling among adults was 9.45 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Nauru, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Nauru stood at 9.45 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Nauru peaked at 9.45 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.02 years, in 2000.
Nauru ranks 102nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.45 years | 7.02 years | 7.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 years | 8.01 years | 9.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 years | 9.26 years | 9.45 years | 4 |
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More education data for Nauru
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.8% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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 average years of schooling among adults in Nauru?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Nauru was 9.45 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.02 years in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Nauru ranks 102nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.