School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 8,955 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,955
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
187th
of 220 countries
All-time high
8,955
in 2025
All-time low
3,884
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 8,955 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 8,955 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,884, in 1970.
Kiribati ranks 187th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,884 | — |
| 1971 | 3,940 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 4,064 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 4,326 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 4,671 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 4,775 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 4,759 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 4,760 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,818 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 4,916 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 4,974 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 5,019 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 4,971 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 4,841 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 4,660 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 4,473 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 4,332 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 4,247 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 4,216 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 4,246 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 4,331 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 4,450 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 4,587 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 4,825 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 5,035 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 5,264 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 5,416 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 5,624 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 5,828 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 6,184 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 6,299 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6,399 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6,521 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 6,645 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6,772 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 6,863 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6,895 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6,931 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7,016 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7,170 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7,326 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7,462 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 7,426 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7,326 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7,171 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 6,949 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6,723 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 6,638 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 6,736 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7,007 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 7,344 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 7,753 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 8,089 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 8,421 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 8,727 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 8,955 | +2.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 8,955 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 902,081, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 8,955 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,189, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,491 | 3,884 | 4,916 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,598 | 4,216 | 5,019 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,154 | 4,331 | 6,184 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,751 | 6,299 | 7,170 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,076 | 6,638 | 7,462 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,215 | 7,344 | 8,955 | 6 |
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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati was 8,955 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 8,955 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,884 in 1970.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 187th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release