Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati
Kiribati: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 9.4% 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
Kiribati recorded 9.4% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and up 198.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati peaked at 9.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1978.
That places Kiribati 94th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.4% | — |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +119.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +76.7% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,965 (2024)
- 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)
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 9.4% 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 9.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1978.
- How does Kiribati rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Kiribati ranks 94th out of 108 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 198.5%. 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+, male (%) (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.