Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Kiribati
Kiribati: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 95.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Kiribati, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 95.3% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Kiribati peaked at 130.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 1973.
Kiribati ranks 164th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 95.1% | — |
| 1972 | 116.2% | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 94.1% | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 120.0% | +27.5% |
| 1976 | 103.9% | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 112.8% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 114.3% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 116.2% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 119.2% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 123.4% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 130.0% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 129.2% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 125.4% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 127.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 122.8% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 118.0% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 116.3% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 118.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 116.5% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 118.5% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 117.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 116.9% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 117.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 116.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 115.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 115.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 113.2% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 105.2% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 105.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 112.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 105.3% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 110.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 107.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 109.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 107.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 104.2% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 105.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 102.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 109.1% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 105.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 108.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 103.3% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 105.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 103.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 102.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | -2.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 95.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 95.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.7%, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +27.5% | 94.1% | 120.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 109.1% | 94.1% | 120.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 122.9% | 116.3% | 130.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.3% | 105.2% | 118.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.2% | 102.4% | 112.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.6% | 103.3% | 109.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.8% | 95.3% | 105.7% | 5 |
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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Kiribati?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Kiribati was 95.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 130.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 1973.
- How does Kiribati rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Kiribati ranks 164th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.