Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 90.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 90.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2017.
The figure is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 119.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
That places Kiribati 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 34.3% | — |
| 1999 | 44.8% | +30.5% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 56.8% | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +43.4% |
| 2003 | 119.9% | +47.1% |
| 2004 | 111.6% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 111.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 111.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 106.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 103.5% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 106.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 115.2% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 0.0% | 44.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 43.7% | 119.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.0% | 90.7% | 115.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0629 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,965 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Kiribati was 90.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 119.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Kiribati rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.