The UIS/SPC joint mission took place from 26 July to 3 August 2016 with the purpose of providing a sector-wide review of quality issues in the production of education statistics in Kiribati. The mission team included staff from UNESCO Institute of Statistics, the Pacific Community and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government. The team members met the Honourable Minister for Education; Directors and senior staff of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources Development; Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning; Australian High Commission; Kiribati Teachers College, Kiribati Institute of Technology; University of the South Pacific, UNICEF office and the Kiribati Pre-School Association.