Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) was 4,353 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Kiribati, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 4,353 for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Kiribati peaked at 4,353 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1995.
That places Kiribati 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 1,010 | — |
| 1999 | 1,231 | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 1,216 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,693 | +39.2% |
| 2003 | 3,796 | +124.2% |
| 2004 | 3,561 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 3,502 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3,442 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 3,442 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,431 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,412 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,175 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 3,543 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 3,455 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,806 | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 3,784 | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 3,597 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 3,752 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 4,100 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 4,353 | +6.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 4,353 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 348,956, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 4,353 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,135, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +124.2% | 1,693 | 3,796 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 747 | 0 | 1,231 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3,055 | 1,216 | 3,796 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,245 | 2,806 | 3,543 | 4 |
| 2020s | 3,917 | 3,597 | 4,353 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 969 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Kiribati?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Kiribati was 4,353 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4,353 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1995.
- How does Kiribati rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Kiribati ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release