School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1,565 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,565
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
184th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,565
in 2025
All-time low
771
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
Kiribati recorded 1,565 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati peaked at 1,565 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 771, 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 | 884 | — |
| 1971 | 890 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 909 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 920 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 926 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 901 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 857 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 818 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 788 | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 771 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 773 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 784 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 799 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 814 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 831 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 890 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 898 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 937 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 978 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 1,012 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1,055 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1,084 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1,102 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,116 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,125 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,141 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1,165 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,183 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,180 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,175 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,186 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,204 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,241 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,260 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,275 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,283 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,280 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,260 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,233 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,214 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,244 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,274 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,327 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1,384 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,435 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,470 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,519 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,554 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,544 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,526 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,509 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,512 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,518 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,530 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,547 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 1,565 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 866.4 | 771 | 926 | 10 |
| 1980s | 871.6 | 773 | 1,012 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,133 | 1,055 | 1,183 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,244 | 1,186 | 1,283 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,428 | 1,244 | 1,554 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,530 | 1,509 | 1,565 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 181 New Caledonia 2,052 compare
- 182 Guadeloupe 1,992 compare
- 183 Martinique 1,604 compare
- 185 Barbados 1,551 compare
- 186 French Polynesia 1,443 compare
- 187 Guam 1,441 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 (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,965 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 619 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 1,565 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 1,565 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 771 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 6.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release