Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 92.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Kiribati, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Kiribati is 92.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Kiribati peaked at 119.8% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1979.
That places Kiribati 106th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 69.8% | — |
| 1978 | 76.0% | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 64.0% | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 75.1% | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 119.6% | +59.3% |
| 1982 | 112.6% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 119.8% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 116.8% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 115.7% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 117.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 107.6% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 109.9% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 115.8% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 105.3% | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 115.9% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 107.8% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 104.9% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 105.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 107.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 118.3% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 118.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 105.0% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 115.0% | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 106.8% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 111.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 113.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 115.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 112.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 119.6% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 108.0% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 100.9% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 102.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 101.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 104.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 105.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | -12.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 92.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 92.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +59.3% | 75.1% | 119.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.9% | 64.0% | 76.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 111.1% | 75.1% | 119.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.9% | 104.9% | 118.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 111.1% | 98.0% | 119.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 100.9% | 102.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.3% | 92.8% | 105.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 103 Mongolia 93.5% compare
- 104 San Marino 93.4% compare
- 105 East Timor 93.2% compare
- 107 New Caledonia 92.5% compare
- 108 Oman 92.1% compare
- 109 Hong Kong 91.7% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Kiribati
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 114,761 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 7.40 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 194,375 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 4,984 current US$ (2020)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.27 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 691,990 current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 22.49 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 74.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 341,505 current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 36,257 current US$ (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Kiribati?
- Primary completion rate, total in Kiribati was 92.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 119.8% in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1979.
- How does Kiribati rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Kiribati ranks 106th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.