School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 11.42 years in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kiribati, 1971–2008
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More gender data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,659 (2025)
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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About this data
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.