Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Kiribati
Kiribati: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 16.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Kiribati, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Kiribati stood at 16.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Kiribati peaked at 16.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1974.
That places Kiribati 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.0% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.8% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 16.4% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Kiribati
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1779 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.644 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.786 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 70.49 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 73.88 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.9729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Kiribati?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Kiribati was 16.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1974.
- How does Kiribati rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Kiribati ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.