School age population, tertiary education, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, tertiary education, male was 5,409 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Kiribati, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Kiribati is 5,409, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Kiribati peaked at 5,950 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,272, in 1970.
Kiribati ranks 191st of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,272 | — |
| 1971 | 2,344 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 2,389 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 2,413 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 2,440 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2,473 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2,503 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2,537 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2,577 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2,629 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2,798 | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 2,943 | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 3,095 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 3,243 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 3,380 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 3,508 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 3,636 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 3,738 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 3,796 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3,803 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 3,751 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 3,651 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 3,513 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 3,374 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 3,267 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 3,199 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 3,190 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3,247 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 3,335 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3,709 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 3,876 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 4,058 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 4,274 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 4,462 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4,658 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 4,843 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5,010 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 5,140 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 5,264 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5,211 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5,347 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 5,447 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5,532 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5,597 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5,648 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5,667 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5,696 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,792 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5,878 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5,933 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5,950 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5,904 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5,796 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5,622 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 5,483 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 5,409 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,458 | 2,272 | 2,629 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,394 | 2,798 | 3,803 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,424 | 3,190 | 3,751 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,680 | 3,876 | 5,264 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,654 | 5,347 | 5,933 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,694 | 5,409 | 5,950 | 6 |
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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 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (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, male in Kiribati?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Kiribati was 5,409 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5,950 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,272 in 1970.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Kiribati ranks 191st out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release