Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati
Kiribati: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9905 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.9905 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati peaked at 1.13 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9865 index, in 1986.
Kiribati ranks 125th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.9865 index | — |
| 2015 | 1.13 index | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 1.08 index | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 index | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.07 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9905 index | -1.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.9905 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 index, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.9905 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 98% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9865 index | 0.9865 index | 0.9865 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.07 index | 1.13 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 0.9905 index | 1.07 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati was 0.9905 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9865 index in 1986.
- How does Kiribati rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kiribati ranks 125th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.