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Education · East Asia & Pacific · High income

Nauru: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 32.2% (2020), 138th of 176 in the world and 26th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 94.4% (2025), 147th of 191 in the world and 23rd of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 86.4% (2025), 121st of 168 in the world and 22nd of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.

Pre-primary enrolment32.2%2020 · world 138/176 · region 26/30Primary enrolment94.4%2025 · world 147/191 · region 23/30Primary completion86.4%2025 · world 121/168 · region 22/26Secondary enrolment94.5%2025 · world 84/176 · region 13/26
Pre-primary enrolment
NauruEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Nauru32.2%East Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
NauruEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
80%90%100%110%120%130%1995200020052010201520202025Nauru94.4%East Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
11 indicators

Education: Nauru in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross32.2%2020138/17626/3080.2%97.6%201132.2%−62.7 ppsince 200883.2%83.8%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross94.4%2025147/19123/3098.6%98.8%2012102.3%−4.7 ppsince 2015100.0%99.8%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group86.4%2025121/16822/2690.1%200197.6%201293.3%−28.1 ppsince 201495.4%97.8%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross94.5%202584/17613/2646.8%83.1%201280.2%+10.6 ppsince 201492.0%103.2%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group97.9%202537/1688/2634.2%200180.3%201287.3%+17.6 ppsince 201297.3%95.6%77.9%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age6.6%202563/17810/29·18.7%20128.3%−1.4 ppsince 2014—2.5%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+96.6%202350/14110/23··94.6%2021—96.6%97.7%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2491.7%2021108/14820/23··91.7%2021—99.1%99.3%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary40.2201618/1732/2721.522.42008·+50%since 200617.514.023.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP5.8%202332/1847/2915.9%2002·5.9%+1.5 ppsince 20073.5%4.7%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure6.6%2025171/17926/280.0%2002·4.5%+0.4 ppsince 201513.0%12.0%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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nearest countries

Nauru and its nearest countries

Nauru has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorNauruKiribatiMarshall IslandsSolomon IslandsMicronesia
Pre-primary enrolment32.2%202088.8%202067.8%202193.3%20195.9%2021
Primary enrolment94.4%202595.3%2024101.8%202481.8%202482.2%2024
Primary completion86.4%202592.8%202498.5%202470.5%202478.9%2024
Secondary enrolment94.5%202590.3%202485.8%202449.0%201287.3%2005
Lower secondary completion97.9%202596.0%2024114.1%202457.8%202375.1%2024
Out-of-school children6.6%20258.7%20241.5%202430.1%202423.1%2024
Adult literacy96.6%202398.6%202095.8%2021——
Youth literacy91.7%202190.4%201996.4%2021——
Pupils per teacher40.2201625.52017—25.4201819.72015
Kiribati: educationMarshall Islands: educationSolomon Islands: educationMicronesia: education
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