Bhutan vs Kiribati: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bhutan
11.6%
in 2025
Kiribati
11.3%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
71st
Kiribati rank
74th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bhutan
- Kiribati
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 11.6% against 11.3% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 71st and Kiribati ranks 74th of 206 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 9.4% | 28.0% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.2% | 2.4% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 10.5% | 3.2% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Bhutan or Kiribati?
- Bhutan, at 11.6% against 11.3% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bhutan and Kiribati?
- 0.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kiribati?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Kiribati rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bhutan ranks 71st and Kiribati ranks 74th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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