School age population, tertiary education, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, tertiary education, female was 5,354 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Kiribati, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Kiribati is 5,354, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Kiribati peaked at 6,058 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,414, in 1970.
That places Kiribati 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,729 | 2,414 | 2,862 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,487 | 2,985 | 3,866 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,557 | 3,348 | 3,835 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,774 | 3,951 | 5,358 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,822 | 5,464 | 6,058 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,646 | 5,354 | 6,002 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 187 Saint Lucia 6,139 compare
- 188 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5,639 compare
- 189 Curaçao 5,497 compare
- 191 Tonga 5,178 compare
- 192 Grenada 4,113 compare
- 193 Seychelles 3,875 compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, tertiary education, female in Kiribati?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Kiribati was 5,354 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 6,058 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,414 in 1970.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Kiribati ranks 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release