Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Kiribati
Kiribati: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 9.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Kiribati is 9.13 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Kiribati peaked at 9.13 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.54 years, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 108th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.91 years | 7.54 years | 8.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.76 years | 8.37 years | 9.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.13 years | 9.13 years | 9.13 years | 4 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 734 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Kiribati?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Kiribati was 9.13 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 9.13 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 years in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Kiribati ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.