School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Nauru, Republic of

Nauru, Republic of: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 11.04 years in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
11.04 years
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
12th
of 188 countries
All-time high
11.04 years
in 2019
All-time low
7.8 years
in 2007
Years of data
8
1998–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Nauru, Republic of, 1998–2019

02.557.5101998200820191998: 9.4 years2001: 9.5 years2002: 9.1 years2007: 7.8 years2012: 9.3 years2014: 10.3 years2016: 10.6 years2019: 11 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Nauru, Republic of stood at 11.04 years. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Nauru, Republic of peaked at 11.04 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.8 years, in 2007.

Nauru, Republic of ranks 12th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.42 years 9.42 years 9.42 years 1
2000s 8.83 years 7.8 years 9.54 years 3
2010s 10.31 years 9.33 years 11.04 years 4

Countries ranked near Nauru, Republic of

  1. 9 Bhutan 11.17 years compare
  2. 10 Sweden 11.1 years compare
  3. 11 Algeria 11.07 years compare
  4. 13 Sierra Leone 10.99 years compare
  5. 14 Costa Rica 10.99 years compare
  6. 15 St. Kitts and Nevis 10.95 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Nauru, Republic of?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Nauru, Republic of was 11.04 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Nauru, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 11.04 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Nauru, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8 years in 2007.
How does Nauru, Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Nauru, Republic of ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Nauru, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nauru, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.