Partner since:
Total grant support: US$20,932,226
Grant eligibility:
Partnership Compact
Priority: Reduce barriers and strengthen equitable and inclusive quality education for all children.
Coordinating agency: Australian High Commission
GPE Team lead: Daisuke Kanazawa
Spread across 3,300 km in the Pacific Ocean, the geographic dynamics of Kiribati pose a challenge to education delivery. While enrollment and retention rates are strong for primary education, enrollment is at 79% for junior secondary and drops to 57% for senior secondary.
With many children not participating in education, the government is working with GPE and other partners to reduce barriers and strengthen equitable and inclusive quality education for all children. As outlined in Kiribati’s Partnership Compact, improving school infrastructure and equipment, including resources to support multiple learning styles and students with special needs, is expected to improve access to learning.
Kiribati aims to strengthen the capacities of teachers and school leaders, focusing on learner-centered and inclusive pedagogical approaches. To boost learning and rates of retention and completion, the overall relevance of education will be strengthened through skills development and community engagement in learning.
Transversal to Kiribati’s efforts to transform its education system are commitments to:
out-of-school rate for children of lower-secondary school age
of children start learning one year before entering primary school
of primary teachers have the minimum required qualifications
of government expenditure on education
(data as of March 29, 2025)
Type: System transformation
Years: 2025 - 2029
Allocation: US$2,499,993
Utilization: 0
Grant agent: UNESCO
Type: Program development
Years: 2024 - 2025
Allocation: US$200,000
Utilization: 0
Grant agent: ADB
Type: System capacity
Years: 2023 - 2028
Allocation: US$1,000,000
Utilization: US$388,581
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2021 - 2025
Allocation: US$14,997,510
Utilization: US$3,079,073
Grant agent: ADB
This is a regional grant covering the Pacific region.