School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 4,132 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Kiribati, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Kiribati is 4,132 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Kiribati peaked at 4,355 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,168 number, in 1977.
That places Kiribati 178th 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, female (number) (School) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,414 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,382 number | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 2,336 number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 2,285 number | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 2,241 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2,207 number | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 2,185 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 2,168 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 2,168 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,212 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2,270 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2,383 number | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 2,525 number | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 2,670 number | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 2,730 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2,808 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2,867 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2,926 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 2,991 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3,106 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 3,193 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 3,259 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 3,300 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3,327 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 3,337 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,347 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,346 number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,213 number | -33.9% |
| 1998 | 3,330 number | +50.5% |
| 1999 | 3,349 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3,374 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,469 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 3,598 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 3,719 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3,697 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,680 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3,472 number | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 3,221 number | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 3,030 number | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 3,208 number | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 3,371 number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 3,662 number | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 4,011 number | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 4,328 number | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 4,341 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,355 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,302 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4,186 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4,071 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,132 number | +1.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 4,132 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 370,782 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 4,132 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46,912 number, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 | +50.5% | 2,213 number | 3,330 number |
| 1997 | -33.9% | 3,346 number | 2,213 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,260 number | 2,168 number | 2,414 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,728 number | 2,270 number | 3,106 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,200 number | 2,213 number | 3,349 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,447 number | 3,030 number | 3,719 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,076 number | 3,371 number | 4,355 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, female in Kiribati?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Kiribati was 4,132 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4,355 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,168 number in 1977.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Kiribati ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.