School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1,654 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,654
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
184th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,654
in 2025
All-time low
807
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 1,654, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kiribati peaked at 1,654 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 807, in 1979.
That places Kiribati 184th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 940 | — |
| 1971 | 951 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 973 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 983 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 983 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 949 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 901 | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 859 | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 826 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 807 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 809 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 821 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 835 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 850 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 860 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 923 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 932 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 971 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 1,008 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1,042 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1,079 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1,099 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1,124 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,143 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1,158 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,179 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,214 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,229 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,229 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,223 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,232 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,246 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,281 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,303 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,317 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,325 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,324 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,318 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,293 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,278 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,316 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,362 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,389 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,426 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,462 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,487 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,538 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1,582 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1,580 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,565 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,548 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,558 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,567 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,592 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1,622 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1,654 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 917.2 | 807 | 983 | 10 |
| 1980s | 905.1 | 809 | 1,042 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,168 | 1,079 | 1,229 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,292 | 1,232 | 1,325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,471 | 1,316 | 1,582 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,590 | 1,548 | 1,654 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 181 New Caledonia 2,152 compare
- 182 Guadeloupe 2,126 compare
- 183 Martinique 1,708 compare
- 185 Barbados 1,602 compare
- 186 French Polynesia 1,576 compare
- 187 Guam 1,535 compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0629 units per person (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,965 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,846 (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 1,654 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 1,654 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 807 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 11.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release