Kiribati vs SDG: Least Developed Countries: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
SDG: Least Developed Countries
13.4%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
19th
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
19th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Kiribati
- SDG: Least Developed Countries
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 20.1% against 13.4% in SDG: Least Developed Countries, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.5 times SDG: Least Developed Countries's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 19th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Least Developed Countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | SDG: Least Developed Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.9% | 0.5% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 14.2% | 6.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 13.6% | 6.4% | 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Kiribati, at 20.1% against 13.4% in SDG: Least Developed Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Kiribati and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 6.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and SDG: Least Developed Countries rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Kiribati ranks 19th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 19th 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