Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Kiribati
Kiribati: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.23 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.23 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.23 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.9411 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati stood at 1.23 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati peaked at 1.23 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9411 modelled data, in 1981.
Kiribati ranks 12th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9411 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.9532 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9629 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9787 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9895 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.23 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.23 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.23 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.23 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9877 modelled data | 0.9411 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.08 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.42 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.29 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 969 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kiribati was 1.23 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9411 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Kiribati rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Kiribati ranks 12th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release