Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 91.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
91.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
84th
of 164 countries
All-time high
91.5%
in 2025
All-time low
60.4%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kiribati, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kiribati stood at 91.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kiribati peaked at 91.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 1981.
Kiribati ranks 84th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 60.4% | — |
| 1982 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 67.5% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 91.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.7%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 91.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.4%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.9% | 60.4% | 67.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 71.7% | 68.1% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 76.0% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 84.8% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 89.7% | 91.5% | 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, female (modelled data) in Kiribati?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kiribati was 91.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 1981.
- How does Kiribati rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Kiribati ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release