School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 17,037 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kiribati stood at 17,037 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 17,037 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,881 number, in 1982.
Kiribati ranks 180th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,627 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,786 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 10,895 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 10,938 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 10,905 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 10,781 number | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 10,668 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 10,528 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 10,377 number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 10,221 number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 10,064 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 9,932 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 9,881 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 9,957 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 10,175 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 10,542 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 10,975 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 11,435 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 11,854 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 12,228 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 12,556 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 12,930 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 13,305 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 13,684 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 14,053 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 14,395 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 14,699 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 14,942 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 15,132 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 13,216 number | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 13,296 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 13,301 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13,391 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13,600 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 13,953 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 14,413 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 14,862 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 14,919 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 14,642 number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 14,135 number | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 13,579 number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 13,196 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 13,183 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13,533 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 14,214 number | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 15,078 number | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 15,882 number | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 16,480 number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 16,856 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 17,019 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 17,037 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,673 number | 10,221 number | 10,938 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,704 number | 9,881 number | 12,228 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,891 number | 12,556 number | 15,132 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,051 number | 13,296 number | 14,919 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,902 number | 13,183 number | 17,019 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,037 number | 17,037 number | 17,037 number | 1 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.27 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kiribati was 17,037 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 17,037 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,881 number in 1982.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.