Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.2%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
146th
of 164 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2025
All-time low
2.9%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Kiribati, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 15.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Kiribati peaked at 15.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1981.
Kiribati ranks 146th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.9% | — |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | +2.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 15.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.5%, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 15.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.4%, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.1% | 15.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 143 Senegal 16.9% compare
- 144 Uganda 16.6% compare
- 145 Sierra Leone 16.4% compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 15.2% compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 14.9% compare
- 149 Liberia 14.7% compare
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, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Kiribati?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Kiribati was 15.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1981.
- How does Kiribati rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Kiribati ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release