Start month of the academic school year in Kiribati
Kiribati: Start month of the academic school year was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
185th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2
in 2014
All-time low
1
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Kiribati, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Kiribati is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Kiribati peaked at 2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1997.
Kiribati ranks 185th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 185 Australia 1 compare
- 185 Bangladesh 1 compare
- 185 Brunei Darussalam 1 compare
- 185 Botswana 1 compare
- 185 Fiji 1 compare
- 185 Guatemala 1 compare
- 185 Honduras 1 compare
- 185 Kenya 1 compare
- 185 Sri Lanka 1 compare
- 185 Maldives 1 compare
- 185 Mozambique 1 compare
- 185 Mauritius 1 compare
- 185 Malawi 1 compare
- 185 Malaysia 1 compare
- 185 Namibia 1 compare
- 185 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 185 Naoero 1 compare
- 185 New Zealand 1 compare
- 185 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 185 Rwanda 1 compare
- 185 Singapore 1 compare
- 185 Solomon Islands 1 compare
- 185 El Salvador 1 compare
- 185 Eswatini 1 compare
- 185 Seychelles 1 compare
- 185 Tuvalu 1 compare
- 185 Tanzania, United Republic of 1 compare
- 185 South Africa 1 compare
- 185 Zambia 1 compare
- 185 Zimbabwe 1 compare
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 start month of the academic school year in Kiribati?
- Start month of the academic school year in Kiribati was 1 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1997.
- How does Kiribati rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Kiribati ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release