Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati
Kiribati: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9585 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9585 index
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
178th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.04 index
in 2009
All-time low
0.9366 index
in 2021
Years of data
45
1971–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.9585 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati peaked at 1.04 index in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9366 index, in 2021.
That places Kiribati 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9913 index | — |
| 1972 | 1.03 index | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9962 index | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.01 index | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.03 index | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1 index | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.01 index | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.01 index | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9962 index | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1 index | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9969 index | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.04 index | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.01 index | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9957 index | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9917 index | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.994 index | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.989 index | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9895 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9979 index | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9843 index | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9873 index | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9796 index | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9414 index | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.999 index | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9821 index | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9651 index | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9794 index | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 index | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 index | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9951 index | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9895 index | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.982 index | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9498 index | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9366 index | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9593 index | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.952 index | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9585 index | +0.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.9585 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.9585 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 index | 0.9913 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 0.9962 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9918 index | 0.9796 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9974 index | 0.9414 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9964 index | 0.982 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9512 index | 0.9366 index | 0.9593 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati was 0.9585 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9366 index in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kiribati ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.