School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kiribati

Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.25 years in 2008. β–² Rising

Latest (2008)
12.25 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
119th
of 175 countries
All-time high
12.84 years
in 2003
All-time low
7.64 years
in 1971
Years of data
31
1971–2008

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kiribati, 1971–2008

0510151971198920081971: 7.6 years1972: 9.5 years1973: 7.8 years1977: 9.7 years1978: 10 years1979: 10.3 years1980: 10.6 years1981: 10.5 years1982: 10.9 years1983: 10.7 years1984: 10.5 years1985: 10.6 years1986: 10.5 years1987: 10.3 years1988: 10 years1989: 10.7 years1990: 10.5 years1991: 11 years1992: 11.1 years1995: 11.2 years1996: 11.4 years1999: 10.4 years2000: 10.8 years2001: 12.3 years2002: 12 years2003: 12.8 years2004: 12.7 years2005: 12.5 years2006: 12.2 years2007: 12.2 years2008: 12.2 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kiribati is 12.25 years, measured in 2008.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kiribati peaked at 12.84 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.64 years, in 1971.

That places Kiribati 119th out of 175 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.15 years 7.64 years 10.27 years 6
1980s 10.53 years 9.99 years 10.89 years 10
1990s 10.93 years 10.43 years 11.38 years 6
2000s 12.21 years 10.79 years 12.84 years 9

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 116 British Virgin Islands 12.36 years compare
  2. 117 Maldives 12.31 years compare
  3. 118 Suriname 12.29 years compare
  4. 120 Eswatini 12.19 years compare
  5. 121 Gibraltar 12.12 years compare
  6. 122 Gabon 11.85 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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All data for Kiribati β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kiribati?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kiribati was 12.25 years in 2008, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 12.84 years in 2003.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 7.64 years in 1971.
How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Kiribati ranks 119th out of 175 countries with data for 2008.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.