Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati
Kiribati: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.08 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati, 1979–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1.08 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9738 GPI, in 1979.
Kiribati ranks 7th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.9738 GPI | — |
| 1981 | 0.9945 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9986 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9945 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9988 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9976 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9738 GPI | 0.9738 GPI | 0.9738 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9945 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9945 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9976 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 4 Bangladesh 1.11 GPI compare
- 5 San Marino 1.1 GPI compare
- 6 Congo 1.09 GPI compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.06 GPI compare
- 9 Oman 1.06 GPI compare
- 10 Hong Kong, China 1.05 GPI compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (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, gender parity index in Kiribati?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati was 1.08 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9738 GPI in 1979.
- How does Kiribati rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Kiribati ranks 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.