Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kiribati, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kiribati stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kiribati peaked at 4.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
That places Kiribati 104th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.1% | — |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +140.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +65.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -55.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.8%, 35% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.1%, 10% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 3 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kiribati?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kiribati was 1.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Kiribati ranks 104th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release