Education spending in Kiribati
Government spending on education in Kiribati was equal to 16.4% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Kiribati, 2023
16.4%
Change from 2022
+1.6percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Kiribati over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kiribati | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.4% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 14.8% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 12.1%, the figure has changed by +4.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Kiribati
All statistics for Kiribati
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
5.0%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
95.3%
2024 · World Bank
Primary completion (UIS)
94.1%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
78.4%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
16.7%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
8.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS