School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 3.1 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kiribati, 2002β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 3.1 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 3.1 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5 years, in 2002.
That places Kiribati 26th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.69 years | 1.5 years | 1.89 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.98 years | 2.82 years | 3.1 years | 3 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 734 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kiribati was 3.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 years in 2002.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 26th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release