Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 9 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 191 countries
All-time high
9
in 2013
All-time low
9
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Kiribati, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 9 for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Kiribati peaked at 9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2013.
That places Kiribati 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 144 Angola 9 compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 compare
- 144 China 9 compare
- 144 Ghana 9 compare
- 144 Gambia 9 compare
- 144 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9 compare
- 144 Japan 9 compare
- 144 Cambodia 9 compare
- 144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9 compare
- 144 Lebanon 9 compare
- 144 Morocco 9 compare
- 144 Nigeria 9 compare
- 144 Rwanda 9 compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 9 compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 9 compare
- 144 Yemen 9 compare
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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Kiribati?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Kiribati was 9 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2013.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Kiribati ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release