Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 10.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Kiribati, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 10.0% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 257.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Kiribati peaked at 10.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2016.
That places Kiribati 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +13.9% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 10.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 10.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 4.1% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 63 Saint Lucia 10.5% compare
- 64 Jamaica 10.3% compare
- 66 Palestine, State of 9.6% compare
- 67 Palau 8.8% compare
- 67 Sierra Leone 8.8% compare
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Kiribati?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Kiribati was 10.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2016.
- How does Kiribati rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Kiribati ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release