Kiribati Education Spending 1999-2023

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
  • Kiribati education spending for 2021 was 19.27%, a 0.91% decline from 2020.
  • Kiribati education spending for 2020 was 20.18%, a 7.78% increase from 2019.
  • Kiribati education spending for 2019 was 12.39%, a 2.75% decline from 2018.
  • Kiribati education spending for 2018 was 15.14%, a 2.59% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Honduras 24.60%
Uzbekistan 21.01%
Mongolia 19.40%
Kiribati 19.27%
Kyrgyz Republic 18.84%
Ukraine 18.68%
El Salvador 18.13%
Republic of Congo 17.88%
Morocco 16.86%
Philippines 16.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 16.58%
Cambodia 15.74%
Bhutan 15.71%
Eswatini 15.34%
Cabo Verde 15.11%
Cameroon 14.89%
Vietnam 14.82%
Lesotho 13.66%
Sudan 12.48%
Georgia 11.52%
Zambia 11.51%
Lao PDR 10.76%
Mauritania 10.49%
Bolivia 10.41%
Pakistan 10.24%
Bangladesh 10.22%
Timor-Leste 7.47%
Angola 6.92%
Nigeria 5.14%
Kiribati Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 19.27% -0.91%
2020 20.18% 7.78%
2019 12.39% -2.75%
2018 15.14% 2.59%
2017 12.55% -0.34%
2016 12.89% -0.86%
2015 13.75% -2.92%
2014 16.67% -0.06%
2013 16.72% -1.26%
2012 17.99% -0.22%
2011 18.20% 6.69%
2001 11.52% -3.75%
2000 15.27% 2.76%
1999 12.51% 2.76%