Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kiribati
Kiribati: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 89.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kiribati, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kiribati stood at 89.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kiribati peaked at 99.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 132nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.3% | 93.3% | 93.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 97.7% | 96.2% | 99.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 89.4% | 94.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 734 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kiribati?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kiribati was 89.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Kiribati ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.