Inequality in education in Kiribati
Kiribati: Inequality in education was 0.0964 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in education in Kiribati, 2018–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.0964 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Kiribati 105th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0964 | 0.0964 | 0.0964 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0964 | 0.0964 | 0.0964 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 734 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Kiribati?
- Inequality in education in Kiribati was 0.0964 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0964 in 2018.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0964 in 2018.
- How does Kiribati rank for inequality in education?
- Kiribati ranks 105th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.