Kiribati's adult literacy rose from 98.0 % in 2018 to 98.6 % in 2020.
Kiribati's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 118.1 % in 1989 to 95.3 % in 2024.
Kiribati · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
49th of 62 · 14th in East Asia & Pacific*
Kiribati's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) fell from 97.2 % in 2018 to 90.4 % in 2019.
Kiribati's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 19.8 % in 1981 to 90.3 % in 2024.
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Kiribati's children out of school, primary rose from 822 in 1979 to 1,596 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −13.0 pts71st of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.1 pts73rd of 73
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.2 pts72nd of 74
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs139th of 195
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- Education spendingup +1.6 pts1st of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −1.5 pts13th of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −0.9 %97th of 135
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Kiribati.