Congo vs Kiribati: Share of children who have completed primary school
Congo
93.9%
in 2025
Kiribati
94.4%
in 2025
Congo rank
99th
Kiribati rank
98th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Congo
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 94.4% against 93.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 99th and Kiribati ranks 98th of 165 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.0% | 91.1% | 25.2% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 92.0% | 31.4% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 92.9% | 31.9% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 93.6% | 14.5% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 94.2% | 2.5% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Congo or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 94.4% against 93.9% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Congo and Kiribati?
- 0.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kiribati?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Kiribati rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Congo ranks 99th and Kiribati ranks 98th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.