Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kiribati
Kiribati: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kiribati, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1.8% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kiribati peaked at 2.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2017.
That places Kiribati 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +143.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -51.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +41.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Kiribati?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kiribati was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- How does Kiribati rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Kiribati ranks 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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 upper 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