School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 2,551 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kiribati, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 2,551 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kiribati peaked at 2,551 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,693, in 1998.
That places Kiribati 154th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,693 | — |
| 1999 | 1,768 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1,840 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1,902 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1,991 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2,051 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,109 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2,155 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,186 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,241 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2,303 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2,409 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 2,551 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,730 | 1,693 | 1,768 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,086 | 1,840 | 2,303 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,480 | 2,409 | 2,551 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 151 Samoa 4,353 compare
- 152 Grenada 3,436 compare
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,928 compare
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 2,525 compare
- 156 Saint Lucia 2,441 compare
- 157 Tonga 2,388 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kiribati?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kiribati was 2,551 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2,551 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,693 in 1998.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Kiribati ranks 154th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release