Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 96.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Kiribati, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Kiribati is 96.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Kiribati peaked at 104.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1982.
Kiribati ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 13.8% | — |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | -24.3% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | +22.8% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 22.1% | +48.8% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +78.1% |
| 1990 | 41.4% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +106.1% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 104.2% | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 100.1% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 100.1% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 11.6% | 39.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 41.4% | 50.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 83.8% | 95.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 93.3% | 104.2% | 5 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Kiribati?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Kiribati was 96.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1982.
- How does Kiribati rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Kiribati ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.