School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3,219 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,219
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
184th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3,219
in 2025
All-time low
1,578
in 1979
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati is 3,219, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati peaked at 3,219 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,578, in 1979.
Kiribati ranks 184th of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,824 | — |
| 1971 | 1,841 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1,882 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1,903 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1,909 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1,850 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 1,758 | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 1,677 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 1,614 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 1,578 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1,582 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,605 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,634 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1,664 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1,691 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1,813 | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 1,830 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,908 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1,986 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 2,054 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2,134 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 2,183 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 2,226 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,259 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2,283 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2,320 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,379 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 2,412 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,409 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,398 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2,418 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2,450 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,522 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2,563 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,592 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,608 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,604 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,578 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,526 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2,492 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,560 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,636 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2,716 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2,810 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2,897 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,957 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3,057 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3,136 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,124 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,091 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3,057 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,070 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,085 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3,122 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 3,169 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 3,219 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,784 | 1,578 | 1,909 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,777 | 1,582 | 2,054 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,300 | 2,134 | 2,412 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,535 | 2,418 | 2,608 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,898 | 2,560 | 3,136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,120 | 3,057 | 3,219 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 181 New Caledonia 4,204 compare
- 182 Guadeloupe 4,118 compare
- 183 Martinique 3,312 compare
- 185 Barbados 3,153 compare
- 186 French Polynesia 3,019 compare
- 187 Guam 2,976 compare
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, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati was 3,219 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 3,219 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,578 in 1979.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Kiribati ranks 184th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release