School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kiribati

Kiribati: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 8,697 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,697 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
177th
of 206 countries
All-time high
8,952 number
in 2015
All-time low
4,388 number
in 1978
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kiribati, 1970–2019

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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 in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Kiribati, 1970 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 174 Iceland 13,113 number compare
  2. 175 Samoa 10,378 number compare
  3. 176 Bahamas 9,980 number compare
  4. 178 Malta 8,662 number compare
  5. 179 Micronesia, Federated States of 7,109 number compare
  6. 180 Barbados 5,999 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.