Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Kiribati, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 97.3% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Kiribati peaked at 138.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1979.
That places Kiribati 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 70.5% | — |
| 1978 | 73.7% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 63.9% | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 74.3% | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 117.5% | +58.2% |
| 1982 | 111.7% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 118.4% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 121.2% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 121.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 119.3% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 105.5% | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 108.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 115.0% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 103.8% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 116.4% | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 112.3% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 107.4% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 106.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 118.6% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 115.1% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 107.9% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 104.3% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 117.1% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 107.3% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 116.4% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 114.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 120.1% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 117.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 138.0% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 108.2% | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 101.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 104.1% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 107.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 105.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | -8.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 97.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.1%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 97.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +58.2% | 74.3% | 117.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.4% | 63.9% | 73.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 111.2% | 74.3% | 121.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.0% | 103.8% | 118.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 115.9% | 104.3% | 138.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 97.7% | 101.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 103.0% | 97.3% | 107.1% | 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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Kiribati?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Kiribati was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 138.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1979.
- How does Kiribati rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Kiribati ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release