Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati
Kiribati: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.23 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1.23 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati peaked at 1.23 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9411 index, in 1981.
That places Kiribati 12th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9411 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9532 index | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9629 index | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9787 index | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9895 index | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1 index | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.02 index | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.03 index | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 index | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.05 index | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.07 index | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.07 index | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.08 index | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.09 index | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 index | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.11 index | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.12 index | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.13 index | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.14 index | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.15 index | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.15 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.16 index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.16 index | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.17 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.17 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.18 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.18 index | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.19 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2 index | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.21 index | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.22 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.23 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.23 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.23 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.23 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.23 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.23 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.23 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.23 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.23 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9877 index | 0.9411 index | 1.03 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.08 index | 1.04 index | 1.12 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 index | 1.13 index | 1.18 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 index | 1.19 index | 1.23 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 index | 1.23 index | 1.23 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More gender data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kiribati was 1.23 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9411 index in 1981.
- How does Kiribati rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kiribati ranks 12th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.