School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.72 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kiribati, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 5.72 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 8.91 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.72 years, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 123rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.63 years | 6.59 years | 8.4 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.6 years | 8.14 years | 8.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1 years | 6.31 years | 8.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 years | 6.14 years | 6.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.43 years | 6.25 years | 6.59 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.07 years | 5.72 years | 6.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 120 New Caledonia 5.8 years compare
- 121 New Zealand 5.8 years compare
- 122 Cayman Islands 5.74 years compare
- 124 Canada 5.7 years compare
- 125 Brunei Darussalam 5.69 years compare
- 126 Lesotho, Kingdom of 5.69 years compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 734 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kiribati was 5.72 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 years in 1982.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 years in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 123rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release