Education spending in Kiribati
Kiribati: Education spending was 16.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Kiribati, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Kiribati is 16.39, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Kiribati peaked at 16.39 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.88, in 1974.
That places Kiribati 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Education spending in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.93 | — |
| 1971 | 5.28 | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 3.88 | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 9.71 | +150.4% |
| 2000 | 10.04 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 11.65 | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 12.09 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.51 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 10.77 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 11.65 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 11.48 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 12.92 | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 14.52 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 16.23 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 13.99 | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 14.79 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 16.39 | +10.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 16.39 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 16.39 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.25, 3.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +150.4% | 3.88 | 9.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.03 | 3.88 | 5.93 | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.71 | 9.71 | 9.71 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.85 | 10.04 | 11.65 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.18 | 10.77 | 14.52 | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.35 | 13.99 | 16.39 | 4 |
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 education spending in Kiribati?
- Education spending in Kiribati was 16.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 16.39 in 2023.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 in 1974.
- How does Kiribati rank for education spending?
- Kiribati ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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