Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 9.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kiribati, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kiribati is 9.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 209.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 9.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +11.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 9.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 9.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.0% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 62 Sierra Leone 10.3% compare
- 63 Jamaica 10.2% compare
- 64 Philippines 9.8% compare
- 65 Zambia 9.6% compare
- 67 Malaysia 9.5% compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 9.1% 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kiribati?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kiribati was 9.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release