Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 100.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
92.0%
in 2023
Years of data
15
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kiribati, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 100.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kiribati peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2023.
That places Kiribati 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 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 | 93.8% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +8.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 92.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kiribati?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kiribati was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kiribati ranks 1st out of 188 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release