Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
39.2%
in 1980
Years of data
40
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kiribati, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 100.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kiribati peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1980.
Kiribati ranks 1st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.5% | — |
| 1971 | 77.8% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 76.0% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 77.1% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 72.3% | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 64.0% | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 52.2% | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 39.2% | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 51.5% | +31.4% |
| 1982 | 50.1% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 53.8% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 53.2% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 65.4% | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 68.0% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | +25.1% |
| 1988 | 84.2% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 90.3% | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 92.7% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 91.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 90.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 92.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.7% | 45.9% | 77.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 62.9% | 39.2% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.7% | 90.3% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.6% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kiribati?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kiribati was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Kiribati ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release