Kiribati vs Micronesia (country): Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Kiribati
16.4%
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
11.6%
in 2020
Kiribati rank
1st
Micronesia (country) rank
3rd
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Kiribati
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 16.4% against 11.6% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.4 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Micronesia (country) ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 6.4% | 3.3% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 6.7% | 3.3% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 11.6% | 4.7% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Kiribati or Micronesia (country)?
- Kiribati, at 16.4% against 11.6% in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?
- 4.8%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Kiribati and Micronesia (country) rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Kiribati ranks 1st and Micronesia (country) ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.