Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) was 8,457 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Kiribati, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 8,457 for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Kiribati peaked at 9,159 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,414, in 1971.
Kiribati ranks 182nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5,414 | — |
| 1972 | 6,912 | +27.7% |
| 1973 | 5,601 | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 5,869 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 6,137 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 6,405 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 6,673 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 6,565 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 6,484 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 6,457 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 6,587 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 6,822 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 6,709 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 6,507 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 6,625 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 6,596 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 6,515 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 6,686 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 7,186 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 7,298 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 7,680 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 7,904 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 8,067 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 8,278 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 8,384 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8,531 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 8,620 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 8,603 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6,976 | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 6,943 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 7,707 | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 7,213 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 7,636 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 7,739 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7,966 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7,866 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7,849 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8,079 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 7,784 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 8,004 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 8,000 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,404 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 8,483 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8,708 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 8,934 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 9,159 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 9,039 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 9,076 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8,626 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 8,457 | -2.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 8,457 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 812,339, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 8,457 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 114,474, 7% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +27.7% | 5,414 | 6,912 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,229 | 5,414 | 6,912 | 9 |
| 1980s | 6,669 | 6,457 | 7,186 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,034 | 6,976 | 8,620 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,678 | 6,943 | 8,079 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,422 | 8,000 | 8,934 | 6 |
| 2020s | 8,871 | 8,457 | 9,159 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 969 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Kiribati?
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Kiribati was 8,457 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 9,159 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,414 in 1971.
- How does Kiribati rank for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Kiribati ranks 182nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.