Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 20.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kiribati, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kiribati is 20.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kiribati peaked at 24.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2001.
Kiribati ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.5% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 15.3% | 24.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.9% | 21.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 16 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
- 18 Bolivia 20.2% compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 21 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
- 22 Tajikistan 19.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Exports of goods and services 23.48 million current LCU (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 47.82 million constant LCU (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 661.40 million current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 1.00 billion current LCU (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 563.70 million constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 21.1% (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 192.7% (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 15.50 million current US$ (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 99.64 million current US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 4.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kiribati?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kiribati was 20.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2001.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Kiribati ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.