School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 11.82 years in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kiribati, 1971–2008
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2008, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kiribati stood at 11.82 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 12.39 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.94 years, in 1971.
Kiribati ranks 126th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) 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% |
| 1999 | 10 years | -9.2% |
| 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% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 11.82 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.24 years, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 11.82 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.38 years, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +28.5% | 8.12 years | 10.43 years |
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 | 10.73 years | 10 years | 11.02 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.73 years | 10.39 years | 12.39 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.42 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.29 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 969 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kiribati was 11.82 years in 2008, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 12.39 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 years in 1971.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.