Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati
Kiribati: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 8.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati, 1978–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati stood at 8.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.3% on the previous year and up 213.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati peaked at 8.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1978.
Kiribati ranks 91st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.4% | — |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +578.9% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +57.6% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +45.0% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.4% | 8.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 619 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati was 8.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1978.
- How does Kiribati rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Kiribati ranks 91st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.