School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kiribati

Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 11.42 years in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
11.42 years
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
131st
of 175 countries
All-time high
11.95 years
in 2003
All-time low
8.23 years
in 1971
Years of data
31
1971–2008

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

02.557.51012.51971198920081971: 8.2 years1972: 9.9 years1973: 8.4 years1977: 10.3 years1978: 10.5 years1979: 10.5 years1980: 11.1 years1981: 10.7 years1982: 11 years1983: 10.7 years1984: 10.5 years1985: 10.6 years1986: 10.4 years1987: 10.2 years1988: 9.9 years1989: 10.6 years1990: 10.4 years1991: 10.7 years1992: 10.8 years1995: 10.5 years1996: 10.7 years1999: 9.6 years2000: 10 years2001: 11.2 years2002: 11.2 years2003: 12 years2004: 11.6 years2005: 11.7 years2006: 11.4 years2007: 11.1 years2008: 11.4 years

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

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 11.42 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2008.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kiribati peaked at 11.95 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.23 years, in 1971.

Kiribati ranks 131st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Kiribati, 1971 to 2008.
Year years Change
1971 8.23 years
1972 9.86 years +19.9%
1973 8.43 years -14.6%
1977 10.29 years +22.1%
1978 10.45 years +1.6%
1979 10.54 years +0.8%
1980 11.11 years +5.5%
1981 10.68 years -3.9%
1982 10.95 years +2.6%
1983 10.74 years -1.9%
1984 10.52 years -2.0%
1985 10.55 years +0.3%
1986 10.37 years -1.8%
1987 10.24 years -1.2%
1988 9.91 years -3.3%
1989 10.62 years +7.3%
1990 10.38 years -2.3%
1991 10.69 years +3.0%
1992 10.84 years +1.4%
1995 10.52 years -2.9%
1996 10.67 years +1.4%
1999 9.58 years -10.2%
2000 10 years +4.3%
2001 11.2 years +12.1%
2002 11.15 years -0.5%
2003 11.95 years +7.2%
2004 11.6 years -3.0%
2005 11.73 years +1.1%
2006 11.36 years -3.2%
2007 11.12 years -2.1%
2008 11.42 years +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.63 years 8.23 years 10.54 years 6
1980s 10.57 years 9.91 years 11.11 years 10
1990s 10.45 years 9.58 years 10.84 years 6
2000s 11.28 years 10 years 11.95 years 9

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 128 Zimbabwe 11.59 years compare
  2. 129 Namibia 11.5 years compare
  3. 130 Iraq 11.49 years compare
  4. 132 Jamaica 11.38 years compare
  5. 133 India 11.29 years compare
  6. 134 Guyana 11.27 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kiribati?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kiribati was 11.42 years in 2008, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 11.95 years in 2003.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 8.23 years in 1971.
How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Kiribati ranks 131st out of 175 countries with data for 2008.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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.