School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 4,565 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Kiribati, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Kiribati stood at 4,565 number.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Kiribati peaked at 4,610 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,220 number, in 1978.
Kiribati ranks 177th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) (School) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,464 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,434 number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2,390 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2,338 number | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 2,294 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2,260 number | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 2,241 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 2,224 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 2,220 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 2,265 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2,324 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2,444 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 2,590 number | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 2,738 number | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 2,803 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 2,885 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2,955 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3,020 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3,082 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 3,185 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 3,269 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3,388 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3,501 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 3,588 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 3,601 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,616 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 3,616 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,397 number | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 3,585 number | +49.6% |
| 1999 | 3,593 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3,604 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3,641 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3,709 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3,780 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3,769 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,762 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,607 number | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3,418 number | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 3,281 number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 3,437 number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3,592 number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3,845 number | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 4,159 number | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 4,463 number | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 4,531 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4,597 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4,610 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,575 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 4,524 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4,565 number | +0.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 4,565 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,167 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 4,565 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,752 number, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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 | +49.6% | 2,397 number | 3,585 number |
| 1997 | -33.7% | 3,616 number | 2,397 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,313 number | 2,220 number | 2,464 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,803 number | 2,324 number | 3,185 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,415 number | 2,397 number | 3,616 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,601 number | 3,281 number | 3,780 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,346 number | 3,592 number | 4,610 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, male in Kiribati?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Kiribati was 4,565 number in 2019, 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 4,610 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,220 number in 1978.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Kiribati ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.