Secondary education, duration in Kiribati
Kiribati: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 2009
All-time low
6 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Kiribati, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in Kiribati stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Kiribati peaked at 7 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
That places Kiribati 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 734 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.06 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 90.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Kiribati?
- Secondary education, duration in Kiribati was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Kiribati rank for secondary education, duration?
- Kiribati ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.