School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 4,979 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Kiribati, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Kiribati stood at 4,979. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Kiribati peaked at 4,979 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,475, in 1997.
Kiribati ranks 182nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,894 | — |
| 1971 | 2,922 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 2,938 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 2,955 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2,939 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 2,818 | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 2,693 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 2,586 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 2,530 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 2,499 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 2,519 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 2,562 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 2,601 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2,693 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 2,768 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2,866 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 2,952 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3,064 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 3,172 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 3,268 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 3,353 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3,415 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3,477 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3,534 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3,606 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3,675 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 3,726 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2,475 | -33.6% |
| 1998 | 3,739 | +51.1% |
| 1999 | 3,754 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3,793 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3,831 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3,902 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3,948 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3,966 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,965 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,939 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3,893 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3,890 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,957 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4,097 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 4,261 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 4,365 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,464 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4,574 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4,680 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4,758 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,785 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,750 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4,710 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,691 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,742 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4,796 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4,886 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 4,944 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 4,979 | +0.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 4,979 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 439,614, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 4,979 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,248, 9% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) 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 | +51.1% | 2,475 | 3,739 |
| 1997 | -33.6% | 3,726 | 2,475 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,777 | 2,499 | 2,955 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,846 | 2,519 | 3,268 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,475 | 2,475 | 3,754 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,908 | 3,793 | 3,966 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,544 | 4,097 | 4,785 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,840 | 4,691 | 4,979 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 179 New Caledonia 6,431 compare
- 180 Martinique 6,141 compare
- 181 Samoa 5,767 compare
- 183 Malta 4,667 compare
- 184 French Polynesia 4,468 compare
- 185 Bahamas 4,441 compare
More education data for Kiribati
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Kiribati?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Kiribati was 4,979 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4,979 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,475 in 1997.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Kiribati ranks 182nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release