School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kiribati, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kiribati is 12.27 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kiribati peaked at 12.9 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.14 years, in 1973.
Kiribati ranks 74th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.17 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.8 years | +22.8% |
| 1973 | 7.14 years | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 8.68 years | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 9.06 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 9.51 years | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 9.79 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 9.71 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 10.14 years | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 10.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 10 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 10.3 years | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 10.25 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 10.08 years | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 9.94 years | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 10.54 years | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 10.26 years | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 10.71 years | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 10.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 11.02 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.69 years | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 9.94 years | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 10.27 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 11.65 years | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 11.41 years | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 12.19 years | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 12.16 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.01 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.76 years | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.64 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.63 years | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 12.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.27 years | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.39 years | 7.14 years | 9.51 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.09 years | 9.71 years | 10.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.62 years | 9.94 years | 11.02 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.63 years | 10.27 years | 12.19 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.64 years | 12.27 years | 12.9 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 71 United Arab Emirates 12.32 years compare
- 72 Lithuania 12.31 years compare
- 73 Martinique 12.29 years compare
- 75 Kuwait 12.24 years compare
- 76 Peru 12.24 years compare
- 77 Republic of Moldova 12.19 years compare
More education data for Kiribati
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.27 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kiribati was 12.27 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 years in 1973.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Kiribati ranks 74th 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release