Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kiribati
Kiribati: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
6
in 2013
All-time low
6
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kiribati, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 6 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Kiribati peaked at 6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2013.
That places Kiribati 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.27 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Kiribati?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kiribati was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2013.
- How does Kiribati rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Kiribati ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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