Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 2,876 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Kiribati stood at 2,876 number.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Kiribati peaked at 2,934 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,421 number, in 1980.
That places Kiribati 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,610 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,610 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,596 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1,571 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1,539 number | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1,506 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1,487 number | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1,462 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1,439 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1,422 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1,421 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,445 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1,505 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1,585 number | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 1,672 number | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 1,745 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1,806 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1,858 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1,904 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1,949 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2,000 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 2,062 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 2,120 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 2,171 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,213 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2,241 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2,260 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2,268 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,269 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,269 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,276 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,291 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,348 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2,426 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2,504 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,556 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2,528 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,422 number | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2,288 number | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 2,178 number | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 2,158 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,214 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,357 number | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 2,544 number | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 2,729 number | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 2,849 number | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2,921 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,934 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,911 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,880 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,876 number | -0.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2,876 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2,876 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,524 number | 1,422 number | 1,610 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,689 number | 1,421 number | 1,949 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,187 number | 2,000 number | 2,269 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,382 number | 2,178 number | 2,556 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,650 number | 2,158 number | 2,934 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,876 number | 2,876 number | 2,876 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Kiribati?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Kiribati was 2,876 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2,934 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,421 number in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.