School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 8,697 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kiribati, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kiribati stood at 8,697 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 8,952 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,388 number, in 1978.
That places Kiribati 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,878 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,816 number | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 4,726 number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 4,623 number | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 4,535 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 4,467 number | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 4,426 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 4,392 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 4,388 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 4,477 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 4,594 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 4,827 number | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 5,115 number | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 5,408 number | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 5,533 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 5,693 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 5,822 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 5,946 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 6,073 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 6,291 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 6,462 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 6,647 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 6,801 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 6,915 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 6,938 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6,963 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6,962 number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,610 number | -33.8% |
| 1998 | 6,915 number | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 6,942 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6,978 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7,110 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 7,307 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 7,499 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 7,466 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 7,442 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 7,079 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 6,639 number | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 6,311 number | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 6,645 number | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 6,963 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 7,507 number | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 8,170 number | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 8,791 number | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 8,872 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 8,952 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8,912 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 8,761 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 8,595 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 8,697 number | +1.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 8,697 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 8,697 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95,664 number, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +50.0% | 4,610 number | 6,915 number |
| 1997 | -33.8% | 6,962 number | 4,610 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,573 number | 4,388 number | 4,878 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,530 number | 4,594 number | 6,291 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,616 number | 4,610 number | 6,963 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,048 number | 6,311 number | 7,499 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,422 number | 6,963 number | 8,952 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.42 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.29 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kiribati was 8,697 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 8,952 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,388 number in 1978.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.