School age population, lower secondary education, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 4,508 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Kiribati, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 4,508 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Kiribati peaked at 4,508 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,944, 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, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,944 | — |
| 1971 | 1,971 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 2,031 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2,156 | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 2,320 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 2,363 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2,354 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2,347 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 2,365 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2,397 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2,426 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 2,449 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2,433 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 2,381 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 2,306 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 2,227 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 2,162 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 2,116 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2,094 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2,103 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2,139 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2,197 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 2,266 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2,386 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2,496 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 2,612 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 2,692 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2,802 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 2,908 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 3,080 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 3,138 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 3,181 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3,236 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3,286 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,342 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3,384 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3,407 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3,434 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,486 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3,569 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3,648 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3,716 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3,690 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3,634 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3,552 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,447 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3,349 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,316 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3,377 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3,532 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 3,723 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 3,948 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 4,125 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 4,287 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 4,421 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 4,508 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,225 | 1,944 | 2,397 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,270 | 2,094 | 2,449 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,558 | 2,139 | 3,080 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,346 | 3,138 | 3,569 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,526 | 3,316 | 3,716 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,169 | 3,723 | 4,508 | 6 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Kiribati?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Kiribati was 4,508 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4,508 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,944 in 1970.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Kiribati ranks 187th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release