Enrolment in primary education, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Enrolment in primary education, male was 9,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in Kiribati, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 9,000 for enrolment in primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Kiribati peaked at 9,571 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,711, in 1971.
That places Kiribati 182nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5,711 | — |
| 1972 | 7,050 | +23.4% |
| 1973 | 5,939 | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 7,006 | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 6,916 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 6,708 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 6,778 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 6,796 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 7,014 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 6,903 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 6,687 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 6,815 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 6,735 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 6,727 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 6,865 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 7,135 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 7,411 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 7,890 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 8,116 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 8,249 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 8,522 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 8,633 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8,748 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 8,974 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 8,954 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 7,352 | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 7,623 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 7,986 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 7,596 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 8,162 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 7,872 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 8,167 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 8,221 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7,915 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 8,044 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 7,782 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8,188 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 7,921 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 8,476 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 8,212 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 9,480 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 9,571 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9,446 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 9,151 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 9,000 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,555 | 5,711 | 7,050 | 6 |
| 1980s | 6,846 | 6,687 | 7,135 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,285 | 7,352 | 8,974 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,937 | 7,596 | 8,221 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,199 | 7,921 | 8,476 | 4 |
| 2020s | 9,330 | 9,000 | 9,571 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in Kiribati?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in Kiribati was 9,000 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 9,571 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,711 in 1971.
- How does Kiribati rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- Kiribati ranks 182nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release