School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 8,838 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8,838 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
180th
of 206 countries
All-time high
8,838 number
in 2020
All-time low
5,011 number
in 1982
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 8,838 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Kiribati peaked at 8,838 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,011 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, male (number) (School male) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,361 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,442 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 5,498 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 5,518 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 5,502 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 5,440 number | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 5,384 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 5,315 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 5,244 number | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 5,171 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 5,098 number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 5,029 number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 5,011 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 5,057 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 5,174 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 5,357 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 5,582 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 5,817 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 6,034 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 6,221 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 6,377 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 6,545 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 6,741 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 6,956 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 7,177 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 7,392 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 7,568 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 7,719 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 7,837 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 6,875 number | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 6,930 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 6,925 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6,952 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7,024 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7,160 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 7,348 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7,554 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7,588 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7,474 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7,257 number | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 7,010 number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6,805 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6,781 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6,927 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 7,243 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7,663 number | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 8,066 number | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 8,390 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 8,623 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8,763 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 8,838 number | +0.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 8,838 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 740,623 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 8,838 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93,399 number, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,388 number | 5,171 number | 5,518 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,438 number | 5,011 number | 6,221 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,119 number | 6,377 number | 7,837 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,221 number | 6,925 number | 7,588 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,627 number | 6,781 number | 8,763 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,838 number | 8,838 number | 8,838 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, male in Kiribati?
- School age population, primary education, male in Kiribati was 8,838 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 8,838 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,011 number in 1982.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.