Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kiribati, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kiribati is 7.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kiribati peaked at 37.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2025.
That places Kiribati 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -17.0% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 7.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 7.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.1%, 46% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 18.0% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 25.9% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 7.4% | 22.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kiribati?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kiribati was 7.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2025.
- How does Kiribati rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Kiribati ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release