Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Kiribati
Kiribati: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9995 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kiribati, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.9995 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kiribati peaked at 1 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9918 GPIA, in 2015.
Kiribati ranks 49th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9918 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9955 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9995 GPIA | +0.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.9995 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.9995 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9741 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9974 GPIA | 0.9918 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.9955 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Kiribati?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kiribati was 0.9995 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9918 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Kiribati ranks 49th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 primary 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