School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 8,199 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8,199 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
180th
of 206 countries
All-time high
8,256 number
in 2019
All-time low
4,870 number
in 1982
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Kiribati stood at 8,199 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Kiribati peaked at 8,256 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,870 number, in 1982.
That places Kiribati 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,266 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,344 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 5,397 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 5,420 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 5,403 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 5,341 number | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 5,284 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 5,213 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 5,133 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 5,050 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 4,966 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 4,903 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 4,870 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 4,900 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 5,001 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 5,185 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 5,393 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 5,618 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 5,820 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 6,007 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 6,179 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 6,385 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 6,564 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6,728 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 6,876 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 7,003 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 7,131 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7,223 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7,295 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 6,341 number | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 6,366 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6,376 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6,439 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6,576 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6,793 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7,065 number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 7,308 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 7,331 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7,168 number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 6,878 number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 6,569 number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 6,391 number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 6,402 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6,606 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 6,971 number | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 7,415 number | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 7,816 number | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 8,090 number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 8,233 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 8,256 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8,199 number | -0.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 8,199 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 8,199 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,195 number, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,285 number | 5,050 number | 5,420 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,266 number | 4,870 number | 6,007 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,772 number | 6,179 number | 7,295 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,830 number | 6,366 number | 7,331 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,275 number | 6,391 number | 8,256 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,199 number | 8,199 number | 8,199 number | 1 |
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, primary education, female in Kiribati?
- School age population, primary education, female in Kiribati was 8,199 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 8,256 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,870 number in 1982.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.