School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9671 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9671 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
168th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.9671 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
22
1995–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kiribati, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.9671 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kiribati peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9671 GPIA, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 168th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9895 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9848 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9867 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9684 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9817 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9719 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9671 GPIA | -0.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.9671 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.9671 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.998 GPIA, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9945 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9848 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9759 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 0.9903 GPIA | 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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kiribati was 0.9671 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9671 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Kiribati ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release