Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru
Nauru: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru is 1.04 index, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru peaked at 1.22 index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8825 index, in 1985.
That places Nauru 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.03 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.9605 index | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9803 index | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9715 index | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8825 index | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 index | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 1.22 index | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 index | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9732 index | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9888 index | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.04 index | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9854 index | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.06 index | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9349 index | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9896 index | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.07 index | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 index | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.06 index | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 1.04 index | -1.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1.04 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1.04 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.986 index | 0.9605 index | 1.03 index | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8825 index | 0.8825 index | 0.8825 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 index | 0.9732 index | 1.22 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.9349 index | 1.07 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.02 index | 1.06 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 10 Cook Islands 1.05 index compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.05 index compare
- 12 Zambia 1.04 index compare
- 14 Madagascar 1.04 index compare
- 15 Venezuela 1.04 index compare
- 16 Tonga 1.04 index compare
More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nauru was 1.04 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 index in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8825 index in 1985.
- How does Nauru rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nauru ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.