Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru
Nauru: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.16 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru is 1.16 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru peaked at 1.16 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9097 index, in 1981.
Nauru ranks 24th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9097 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9211 index | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9301 index | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9418 index | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9518 index | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9517 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9614 index | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9709 index | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9769 index | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.985 index | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1 index | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.04 index | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.05 index | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.07 index | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.08 index | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.08 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.09 index | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.09 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.11 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.12 index | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.14 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.14 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.15 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.15 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.16 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.16 index | +0.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1.16 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1.16 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9461 index | 0.9097 index | 0.9769 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.985 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 1.05 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 index | 1.1 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 index | 1.14 index | 1.16 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More gender data for Nauru
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 139 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 152 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 156 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru was 1.16 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9097 index in 1981.
- How does Nauru rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nauru ranks 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.