Primary school enrolment (gross) in Kiribati

Gross primary school enrolment in Kiribati was 95.3% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1973.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Kiribati, 2024 95.3% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 −2.1percentage points 2023: 97.4%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Kiribati over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period KiribatiWorld
2024 95.3% 102.2%
2023 97.4% 100.7%
2022 102.2% 100.4%
2021 103.7% 99.4%
2020 105.7% 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 – 99.1%
2017 103.3% 101.8%
2016 108.7% 102.1%
2015 105.4% 101.0%
2014 109.1% 101.6%
2013 – 103.0%
2012 – 102.9%
2011 – 102.4%
2010 – 102.5%
2009 102.4% 102.7%
2008 105.9% 102.9%
2007 104.2% 102.7%
2006 107.6% 101.7%
2005 109.6% 101.7%
2004 107.8% 101.6%
2003 110.7% 100.9%
2002 105.3% 99.4%
2001 112.9% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.1 percentage points from 97.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2008, when it was 105.9%, the figure has changed by −10.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2024 for Kiribati
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics