Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1,365 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kiribati stood at 1,365 number.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kiribati peaked at 1,429 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 702 number, in 1980.
Kiribati ranks 180th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 797 number | — |
| 1971 | 797 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 790 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 778 number | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 762 number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 745 number | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 735 number | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 723 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 711 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 703 number | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 702 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 714 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 743 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 782 number | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 826 number | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 863 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 891 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 917 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 941 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 965 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 993 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1,021 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1,042 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,057 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1,069 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,078 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1,085 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,087 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,087 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,086 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,089 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,103 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,141 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1,189 number | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,236 number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1,266 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,249 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,189 number | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,113 number | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1,051 number | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,038 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,071 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,148 number | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 1,247 number | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 1,342 number | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1,399 number | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1,429 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,424 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,400 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,373 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,365 number | -0.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1,365 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1,365 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 754.1 number | 703 number | 797 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 834.4 number | 702 number | 965 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,060 number | 993 number | 1,087 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,163 number | 1,051 number | 1,266 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,287 number | 1,038 number | 1,429 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,365 number | 1,365 number | 1,365 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, female in Kiribati?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kiribati was 1,365 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1,429 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 702 number in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.