Kiribati — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Kiribati, 1970–2023.
Education spending for Kiribati was 16.39% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 18 years, from 1970 to 2023. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 3.88% in 1974 (about 4.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.94% per year.
Kiribati ranks 1 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Kiribati sits above it. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 36%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 1 of 25 economies; Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (11.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 150% in 1999. That is 23% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 2012. Doubling roughly every 36 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 4th of 31 in 1970 → 2nd of 116 in 2000 → 1st of 157 in 2020 → 1st of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.39% | +1.6 pp |
| 2022 | 14.79% | +0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 13.99% | -2.2 pp |
| 2020 | 16.23% | +1.7 pp |
| 2019 | 14.52% | +1.6 pp |
| 2018 | 12.92% | +1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 11.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 11.65% | +0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 10.77% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 11.51% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 12.09% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 11.65% | +1.6 pp |
| 2000 | 10.04% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 9.71% | +5.8 pp |
| 1974 | 3.88% | -1.4 pp |
| 1971 | 5.28% | -0.7 pp |
| 1970 | 5.93% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kiribati’s Education spending in 1971?
5.28% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kiribati’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +176.5% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 16.39%; 2022: 14.79%; 2021: 13.99%; 2020: 16.23%; 2019: 14.52%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.