Over-age students, primary, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Over-age students, primary, male was 3.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Kiribati, 1979–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Kiribati stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 37.1% on the previous year and down 49.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Kiribati peaked at 22.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 17.5% | — |
| 1981 | 20.9% | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 22.7% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 21.0% | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -77.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +157.2% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 13.9% | 22.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.4% | 14.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 118 Saudi Arabia 3.8% compare
- 119 Luxembourg 3.7% compare
- 120 Seychelles 3.7% compare
- 122 Russian Federation 3.6% compare
- 123 Cuba 3.4% compare
- 124 France 3.4% 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 over-age students, primary, male in Kiribati?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Kiribati was 3.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Kiribati ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.