School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.82 years in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kiribati, 1971–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 11.82 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2008.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 12.39 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.94 years, in 1971.
That places Kiribati 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.94 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.69 years | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 8.12 years | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 10.43 years | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 9.99 years | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 10.22 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 10.4 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 10.87 years | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 10.6 years | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 10.92 years | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 10.72 years | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 10.49 years | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 10.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 10.44 years | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 10.26 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 9.95 years | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 10.67 years | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 10.44 years | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.83 years | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 10.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 10.96 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.85 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 11.02 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.95 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 10 years | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 10.39 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 11.74 years | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 11.59 years | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.39 years | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 12.16 years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.12 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.77 years | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.62 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.82 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.54 years | 7.94 years | 10.43 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 10.55 years | 9.95 years | 10.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.75 years | 10 years | 11.02 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.73 years | 10.39 years | 12.39 years | 9 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kiribati was 11.82 years in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 12.39 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 years in 1971.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.