Primary education, pupils in Kiribati
Kiribati: Primary education, pupils was 50.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Primary education, pupils in Kiribati, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Kiribati is 50.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Kiribati peaked at 50.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9% | 48.5% | 49.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 48.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 48.7% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 47.7% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.4% | 50.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 3 Congo 51.5% compare
- 4 India 50.9% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 50.9% compare
- 7 Bangladesh 50.7% compare
- 8 Mauritania 50.7% compare
- 9 Nepal 50.6% compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 734 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.06 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 90.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Kiribati?
- Primary education, pupils in Kiribati was 50.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for primary education, pupils?
- Kiribati ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.