Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Kiribati

Primary school enrollment in Kiribati in 2017 — 94.7%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 137. Since 1979, the indicator has fallen by 4 pp.

2017 94.7% −2.8 pp vs 2016
World rank 69of 137
Period maximum 99.9%1992
Period minimum 94.4%1987

Trend over time

1979–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Kiribati, 1979–2017949698100197919831987199119951999200320072011201520171979: 98.7%1981: 99.7%1983: 99.4%1984: 99.4%1985: 98.8%1986: 97.4%1987: 94.4%1989: 98.4%1991: 99.7%1992: 99.9%1993: 98.9%1994: 99%1995: 98.3%1996: 98.3%1997: 99.1%2014: 97.4%2015: 95.8%2016: 97.5%2017: 94.7%
Change over the period: −4 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kiribati

Kiribati 94.7%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 94.7 −2.8 pp
2016 97.5 +1.7 pp
2015 95.8 −1.7 pp
2014 97.4
1997 99.1 +0.8 pp
1996 98.3 +0 pp
1995 98.3 −0.8 pp
1994 99 +0.2 pp
1993 98.9 −1.1 pp
1992 99.9 +0.2 pp
1991 99.7
1989 98.4
1987 94.4 −3 pp
1986 97.4 −1.4 pp
1985 98.8 −0.6 pp
1984 99.4 +0.1 pp
1983 99.4
1981 99.7
1979 98.7

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.