School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.93 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Kiribati, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Kiribati is 8.93 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Kiribati peaked at 10.15 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.56 years, in 1999.
Kiribati ranks 106th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.34 years | — |
| 1998 | 9.01 years | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 7.56 years | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 7.71 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 8.37 years | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 8.81 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 10.15 years | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 9.55 years | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 9.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.48 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 9.15 years | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 9.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.86 years | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.18 years | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.03 years | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.68 years | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 8.7 years | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 9.78 years | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 9.39 years | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.21 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.05 years | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 8.93 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.31 years | 7.56 years | 9.01 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.08 years | 7.71 years | 10.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.15 years | 8.7 years | 9.68 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.27 years | 8.93 years | 9.78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 103 Azerbaijan 8.95 years compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 8.93 years compare
- 105 Benin 8.93 years compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 8.91 years compare
- 108 Latvia 8.91 years compare
- 109 Malta 8.9 years compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Kiribati was 8.93 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 10.15 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.56 years in 1999.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Kiribati ranks 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release