Kiribati vs Kyrgyzstan: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
19.6%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
19th
Kyrgyzstan rank
20th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 20.1% against 19.6% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 19th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 1.1% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.7% | 0.7% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.6% | 3.7% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.9% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Kiribati or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kiribati, at 20.1% against 19.6% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Kiribati and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Kyrgyzstan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Kiribati ranks 19th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 20th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release