School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 15,970 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
15,970 number
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
180th
of 205 countries
All-time high
16,430 number
in 2012
All-time low
7,287 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 15,970 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 16,430 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,287 number, in 1970.
Kiribati ranks 180th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,287 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,507 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 7,735 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 7,967 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 8,199 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 8,430 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 8,583 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 8,687 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 8,742 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 8,772 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 8,802 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 8,784 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 8,837 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 8,910 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 8,948 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 8,878 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 8,560 number | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 8,238 number | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 8,027 number | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 7,961 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 8,037 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 8,247 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 8,566 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 8,916 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 9,259 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 9,609 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 9,898 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 10,213 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 10,571 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 11,410 number | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 11,784 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 12,135 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 12,523 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 12,860 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 13,016 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12,942 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 12,991 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 13,109 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13,319 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 15,790 number | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 16,184 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 16,343 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16,430 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16,394 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 16,147 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 15,732 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 15,305 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 15,033 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 15,007 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 15,328 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 15,970 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,191 number | 7,287 number | 8,772 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,594 number | 7,961 number | 8,948 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,473 number | 8,037 number | 11,410 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,047 number | 11,784 number | 15,790 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,790 number | 15,007 number | 16,430 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,970 number | 15,970 number | 15,970 number | 1 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati was 15,970 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 16,430 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,287 number in 1970.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.