School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 7,809 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7,809 number
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
180th
of 205 countries
All-time high
7,809 number
in 2020
All-time low
3,873 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 7,809 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 7,809 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,873 number, in 1987.
Kiribati ranks 180th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,895 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,003 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 4,114 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 4,226 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 4,337 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 4,448 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 4,512 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 4,535 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 4,517 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 4,486 number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 4,473 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 4,493 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4,531 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 4,504 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 4,388 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 4,197 number | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 3,981 number | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 3,873 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 3,928 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 4,094 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 4,301 number | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 4,494 number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 4,673 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 4,825 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 4,967 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 5,121 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 5,280 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 5,461 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 5,645 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 6,016 number | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 6,178 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 6,362 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6,505 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6,550 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6,465 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6,313 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6,414 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6,644 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 6,918 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 7,190 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 7,408 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 7,403 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7,211 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 6,911 number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 6,562 number | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 6,257 number | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 6,166 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6,376 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6,787 number | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 7,298 number | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 7,809 number | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,307 number | 3,895 number | 4,535 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,246 number | 3,873 number | 4,531 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,078 number | 4,301 number | 6,016 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,554 number | 6,178 number | 7,190 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,838 number | 6,166 number | 7,408 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,809 number | 7,809 number | 7,809 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 177 Tonga 11,908 number compare
- 178 Barbados 10,783 number compare
- 179 Samoa 9,242 number compare
- 181 Saint Lucia 7,046 number compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 6,161 number compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 5,673 number compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
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 7,809 number in 2020, 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 7,809 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,873 number in 1987.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.