School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kiribati

Kiribati: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.22 years in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
5.22 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
107th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.44 years
in 2004
All-time low
0.6785 years
in 1970
Years of data
36
1970–2008

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kiribati, 1970–2008

123451970198920081970: 0.678 years1971: 0.716 years1972: 0.718 years1973: 0.734 years1974: 0.772 years1975: 0.783 years1977: 0.898 years1978: 1.1 years1979: 1.4 years1980: 1.7 years1981: 1.3 years1982: 1.3 years1983: 1.3 years1984: 1.4 years1985: 1.5 years1986: 1.6 years1987: 1.8 years1988: 1.9 years1989: 2.2 years1990: 2.2 years1991: 2.2 years1992: 2.4 years1994: 2.4 years1995: 2.4 years1996: 2.6 years1998: 2.8 years1999: 3.5 years2000: 3.8 years2001: 4.7 years2002: 5 years2003: 5.4 years2004: 5.4 years2005: 5.4 years2006: 5.3 years2007: 5.3 years2008: 5.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2008, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kiribati stood at 5.22 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 5.44 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6785 years, in 1970.

Kiribati ranks 107th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.871 years 0.6785 years 1.41 years 9
1980s 1.6 years 1.28 years 2.19 years 10
1990s 2.57 years 2.19 years 3.5 years 8
2000s 5.05 years 3.81 years 5.44 years 9

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 104 Sao Tome and Principe 5.31 years compare
  2. 105 East Timor 5.3 years compare
  3. 106 China 5.29 years compare
  4. 108 Belize 5.19 years compare
  5. 109 India 5.16 years compare
  6. 110 Iran 5.14 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

More reference data data for Kiribati

All data for Kiribati →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kiribati?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kiribati was 5.22 years in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 5.44 years in 2004.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6785 years in 1970.
How does Kiribati rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Kiribati ranks 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2008.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.