Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 89.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kiribati, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 89.4% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kiribati peaked at 99.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 124th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 93.3% | — |
| 1981 | 96.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 98.5% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 97.4% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 96.6% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 98.3% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 99.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 96.3% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 98.8% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 99.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.3% | 93.3% | 93.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 97.7% | 96.2% | 99.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 89.4% | 94.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 121 Belize 89.8% compare
- 122 Mauritania 89.7% compare
- 123 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.6% compare
- 125 Macau, China 89.4% compare
- 126 Malaysia 88.9% compare
- 127 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 88.6% compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kiribati?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kiribati was 89.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Kiribati ranks 124th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release