Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 1,511 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1,511 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kiribati peaked at 1,511 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 719 number, in 1979.
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, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 813 number | — |
| 1971 | 813 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 806 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 793 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 777 number | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 761 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 752 number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 739 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 728 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 719 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 719 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 731 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 762 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 803 number | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 846 number | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 882 number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 915 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 941 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 963 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 984 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1,007 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,041 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,078 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1,114 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1,144 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1,163 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1,175 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,181 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,182 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,183 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,187 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,188 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,207 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,237 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,268 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,290 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,279 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,233 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,175 number | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1,127 number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,120 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,143 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,209 number | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1,297 number | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1,387 number | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1,450 number | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,492 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,510 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,511 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,507 number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,511 number | +0.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1,511 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1,511 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 10% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 770.1 number | 719 number | 813 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 854.6 number | 719 number | 984 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,127 number | 1,007 number | 1,183 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,219 number | 1,127 number | 1,290 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,363 number | 1,120 number | 1,511 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,511 number | 1,511 number | 1,511 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, male in Kiribati?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kiribati was 1,511 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1,511 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 719 number in 1979.
- How does Kiribati rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.