School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati
Kiribati: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati stood at 1.07 GPI. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9601 GPI, in 1973.
Kiribati ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9754 GPI | 0.9601 GPI | 0.9988 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.978 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.989 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 5 Oman 1.09 GPI compare
- 6 Bangladesh 1.07 GPI compare
- 7 Congo 1.07 GPI compare
- 9 Mauritania 1.07 GPI compare
- 10 Seychelles 1.05 GPI compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0955 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3032 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.23 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 592.83 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kiribati was 1.07 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9601 GPI in 1973.
- How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Kiribati ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.