Kiribati: Primary education, pupils (% female)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 2.15 percentage points from 48.67% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Kiribati's primary education, pupils (% female) rose 1.02 percentage points on 2016 (from 49.79% to 50.81%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2016), the average change was +0.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.52 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.45 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.02 percentage points in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Kiribati had the 2nd highest value of the 68 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kiribati in the 2017 ranking

• India — 1st of 68: 50.88%
• Uganda — 3rd of 68: 50.28%
• Zambia — 4th of 68: 50.25%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 5th of 68: 50.13%

What this measures

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

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 40 values

Primary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Australia — 48.67% (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 48.57% (2018)
• Cambodia — 48.14% (2018)
• China — 46.48% (2018)
• Fiji — 48.17% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 47.8% (2018)
• Indonesia — 47.77% (2018)
• Korea, Rep. — 48.37% (2017)
• Lao PDR — 48.11% (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 48.18% (2018)
• Malaysia

More education data for Kiribati

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 17,457 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 95.27% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.06 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 93.29% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 97.2% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers

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Questions people ask

What is Kiribati's primary education, pupils (% female)?

50.81% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 2.15 percentage points from 48.67% in 1971. The highest value was 50.81% in 2017 and the lowest 47.67% in 2000.

How does Kiribati rank?

2nd highest of 68 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in primary education, pupils (% female) unusual for Kiribati?

In 2017, Kiribati's primary education, pupils (% female) rose 1.02 percentage points on 2016 (from 49.79% to 50.81%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2016), the average change was +0.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.52 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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