School life expectancy, primary, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.84 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Kiribati, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Kiribati is 5.84 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Kiribati peaked at 8.91 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.84 years, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 109th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.52 years | 6.6 years | 8.01 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 8.57 years | 8.13 years | 8.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.13 years | 6.37 years | 8.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.45 years | 6.02 years | 6.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.44 years | 6.19 years | 6.65 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.23 years | 5.84 years | 6.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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, male in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Kiribati was 5.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 years in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.84 years in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Kiribati ranks 109th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release