Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Kiribati
Kiribati: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 91.29 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Kiribati, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 91.29 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Kiribati peaked at 100 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 91.29, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 150th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 92.76 | — |
| 1980 | 94.16 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 95.55 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 97.49 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 96.6 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 96.12 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 98.43 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 98.49 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.19 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 97.71 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 99.24 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 99.38 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.51 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.54 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.43 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.74 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 99.86 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.83 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 98.37 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 97.91 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 97.46 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 99.99 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 99.59 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.07 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.94 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.61 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.39 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.17 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.95 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.49 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 95.62 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 91.53 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 91.29 | -0.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 91.29 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.74, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 91.29 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.38, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.76 | 92.76 | 92.76 | 1 |
| 1980s | 97 | 94.16 | 99.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.26 | 97.91 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.72 | 97.46 | 99.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.8 | 98.17 | 99.59 | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.78 | 91.29 | 97.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.42 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Kiribati?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Kiribati was 91.29 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1995.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.29 in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Kiribati ranks 150th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.