Education in Kiribati 108 indicators covering education for Kiribati. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Population ages 0-14 34.4% 2025 down 2.3% 53rd Population ages 15-64 61.3% 2025 up 0.2% 154th School enrollment, primary 95.3% 2024 down 12.7% 153rd Primary education, teachers 734 2024 up 19.5% 185th School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% 2024 down 14.4% 161st School enrollment, primary, male 97.2% 2024 down 11.1% 135th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2020 down 2.1% 7th School enrollment, secondary 90.3% 2024 — 109th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 5.7 per 1,000 2024 down 8.1% 27th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.1 per 1,000 2024 down 6.8% 33rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 7.3 per 1,000 2024 down 5.2% 28th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9 per 1,000 2024 down 5.3% 47th Secondary education, teachers 969 2024 up 32.4% 177th School enrollment, secondary, female 94.4% 2024 — 93rd School enrollment, secondary, male 86.0% 2024 — 112th School enrollment, primary, private 0.0% 1993 down 100.0% 198th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2008 up 2.9% 25th Secondary education, teachers, female 609 2024 up 40.3% 171st Primary completion rate, female 88.3% 2024 down 15.2% 130th Primary completion rate, male 97.3% 2024 down 0.4% 67th Government expenditure on education, total 16.4% 2023 up 35.6% 1st Secondary education, general pupils 9,548 2017 down 17.2% 184th Lower secondary completion rate, total 96.0% 2024 up 0.3% 56th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 87.9% 2023 — 106th Government expenditure on education, total 20.1% 2024 down 5.6% 19th Secondary education, general pupils 54.8% 2017 up 4.1% 5th Lower secondary completion rate, female 97.4% 2024 down 4.7% 50th Lower secondary completion rate, male 94.5% 2024 up 5.9% 58th Children out of school 8.7% 2024 up 2,022.9% 56th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 17,457 2024 up 7.8% 179th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Secondary education, pupils 16,846 2024 — 180th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 89.0% 2023 — 97th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 86.8% 2023 — 94th Secondary education, vocational pupils 0 2008 — 185th Number of infant deaths, female 57 2024 down 6.6% 154th Number of infant deaths, male 75 2024 down 7.4% 151st Number of under-five deaths, female 80 2024 down 8.0% 149th Number of under-five deaths, male 101 2024 down 8.2% 147th Children out of school, female 10.6% 2024 — 55th Children out of school, male 6.9% 2024 — 73rd Secondary education, vocational pupils 56.0% 1996 up 25.0% 11th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 102.2% 2017 down 7.8% 89th Primary education, teachers 84.3% 2024 up 2.3% 65th Repeaters, primary, total 2.1% 2016 — 99th Persistence to grade 5, total 89.7% 2023 — 93rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 18 2024 up 5.9% 152nd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 12 2024 up 9.1% 161st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 18 2024 down 5.3% 168th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 20 2024 down 4.8% 171st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 102.5% 2017 down 8.1% 80th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 101.9% 2017 down 7.5% 91st Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 48.7% 142nd Number of adults with no formal education by region 200 people 2100 down 50.0% 195th Population by level of education 26,000 people 2100 up 18.2% 200th Repeaters, primary, female 2.1% 2016 — 89th Repeaters, primary, male 2.1% 2016 — 99th Page 1 of 2 Next →