Kiribati vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
13.4%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
19th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
20th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Kiribati
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 20.1% against 13.4% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.5 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
Kiribati ranks 19th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 14.8% | 1.4% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 15.7% | 4.5% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 13.1% | 6.9% | 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Kiribati, at 20.1% against 13.4% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Kiribati and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 6.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Kiribati ranks 19th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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