Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kiribati
Kiribati: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 2.1% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kiribati, 2015β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 2.1% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kiribati peaked at 3.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.
Kiribati ranks 110th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 107 Sierra Leone 3.4% compare
- 108 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.3% compare
- 109 Malawi 2.2% compare
- 111 Niger 1.6% compare
- 112 Zimbabwe 1.5% compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 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 2.1% 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 3.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Kiribati ranks 110th out of 112 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 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release