School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
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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February 2026 Data Release