Kiribati - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Kiribati was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.00 in 1998, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1999.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 7.00
1971 7.00
1972 7.00
1973 7.00
1974 7.00
1975 7.00
1976 7.00
1977 7.00
1978 7.00
1979 7.00
1980 7.00
1981 7.00
1982 7.00
1983 7.00
1984 7.00
1985 7.00
1986 7.00
1987 7.00
1988 7.00
1989 7.00
1990 7.00
1991 7.00
1992 7.00
1993 7.00
1994 7.00
1995 7.00
1996 7.00
1997 7.00
1998 7.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Kiribati was 18,404 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,404 in 2020 and a minimum value of 11,125 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 11,125
1972 13,962
1973 11,540
1975 14,862
1976 12,792
1977 13,679
1978 13,481
1979 13,192
1980 13,235
1981 13,383
1982 13,836
1983 13,612
1984 13,194
1985 13,440
1986 13,331
1987 13,242
1988 13,551
1989 14,321
1990 14,709
1991 15,570
1992 16,020
1993 16,316
1994 16,800
1995 17,017
1996 17,279
1997 17,594
1998 17,557
1999 14,328
2000 14,566
2001 15,693
2002 14,809
2003 15,798
2004 15,611
2005 16,133
2006 16,087
2007 15,764
2008 16,123
2009 15,566
2014 16,192
2015 15,915
2016 16,880
2017 16,695
2020 18,404

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Kiribati was 50.81 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 50.81 in 2017, while its lowest value was 47.67 in 2000.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 48.67
1972 49.51
1973 48.54
1977 48.78
1978 48.70
1979 49.15
1980 48.79
1981 49.22
1982 49.31
1983 49.29
1984 49.32
1985 49.29
1986 49.48
1987 49.20
1988 49.34
1989 50.18
1990 49.62
1991 49.33
1992 49.34
1993 49.44
1994 49.27
1995 49.27
1996 49.37
1997 48.99
1998 49.00
1999 48.69
2000 47.67
2001 49.11
2002 48.71
2003 48.34
2004 49.57
2005 49.38
2006 48.90
2007 49.79
2008 50.11
2009 50.01
2014 49.43
2015 49.68
2016 49.79
2017 50.81

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Kiribati was 704.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 732.00 in 1996 and a minimum value of 371.00 in 1973.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 531.00
1973 371.00
1975 449.00
1976 418.00
1977 435.00
1978 429.00
1979 429.00
1980 435.00
1981 447.00
1982 450.00
1983 453.00
1984 471.00
1985 460.00
1986 467.00
1987 455.00
1988 459.00
1989 507.00
1990 514.00
1991 533.00
1992 545.00
1993 537.00
1994 542.00
1995 624.00
1996 732.00
1997 727.00
1998 720.00
1999 581.00
2000 460.00
2001 664.00
2002 660.00
2003 596.00
2004 633.00
2005 654.00
2006 606.00
2007 639.00
2008 645.00
2014 614.00
2016 656.00
2017 655.00
2020 704.00

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Kiribati was 83.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 83.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 35.22 in 1972.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 35.22
1973 40.16
1977 39.31
1978 44.06
1979 48.48
1980 48.28
1981 49.89
1982 48.89
1983 49.67
1984 48.62
1985 51.30
1986 52.68
1987 54.73
1988 57.52
1989 55.03
1990 57.39
1991 58.16
1992 58.53
1993 59.03
1994 59.41
1995 58.97
1996 57.79
1997 57.08
1998 64.03
1999 61.96
2000 67.17
2001 67.47
2002 71.36
2003 72.32
2004 73.30
2005 74.16
2006 78.55
2007 79.03
2008 81.55
2014 82.41
2016 81.55
2020 83.10

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes