Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Kiribati, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 4.0% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 5.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1974.
That places Kiribati 4th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 2.5% | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -52.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +237.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +57.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Kiribati?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Kiribati was 4.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1974.
- How does Kiribati rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 4th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release