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 4.4%
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
44.1%
in 1980
Years of data
39
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 39 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% 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, 44.1%, in 1980.
Kiribati ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.3% | — |
| 1971 | 84.7% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 83.3% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 87.5% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 92.2% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | -16.3% |
| 1978 | 57.5% | -25.5% |
| 1979 | 49.7% | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 56.9% | +29.2% |
| 1982 | 52.7% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 56.4% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 55.7% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 66.8% | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 87.5% | +23.3% |
| 1988 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 91.1% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 95.6% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 92.4% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +8.2% |
| 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 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.3% | 49.7% | 92.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 67.0% | 44.1% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 91.8% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 95.8% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- 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)
- 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)
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 44.1% in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Kiribati ranks 1st out of 217 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release