School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
48th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.9431 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
36
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati stood at 1.03 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9431 GPIA, in 1971.
Kiribati ranks 48th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9431 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9846 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9497 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9769 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9919 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9767 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9931 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9916 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9984 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.976 GPIA | 0.9431 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.9767 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 45 New Zealand 1.03 GPIA compare
- 46 Martinique 1.03 GPIA compare
- 47 Madagascar 1.03 GPIA compare
- 49 Samoa 1.03 GPIA compare
- 50 Mauritius 1.03 GPIA compare
- 51 Costa Rica 1.03 GPIA 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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9431 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Kiribati ranks 48th out of 208 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, primary and 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