Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 2.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kiribati, 2015–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.4% | — |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +111.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -44.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +8.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3%, 25% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.6%, 14% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
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
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 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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February 2026 Data Release