Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Kiribati
Kiribati: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9303 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9303 GPIA
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
77th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.2864 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
5
1978–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Kiribati, 1978–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.9303 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Kiribati peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2864 GPIA, in 1978.
Kiribati ranks 77th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.2864 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8853 GPIA | +209.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPIA | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9692 GPIA | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9303 GPIA | -4.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.9303 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6531 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.9303 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9635 GPIA, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2864 GPIA | 0.2864 GPIA | 0.2864 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.8853 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9497 GPIA | 0.9303 GPIA | 0.9692 GPIA | 2 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Kiribati?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Kiribati was 0.9303 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2864 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Kiribati rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Kiribati ranks 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release