School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 8,161 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8,161 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
180th
of 205 countries
All-time high
9,585 number
in 2014
All-time low
3,392 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 8,161 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 9,585 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,392 number, in 1970.
That places Kiribati 180th out of 205 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,392 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,504 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 3,621 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 3,741 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 3,862 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 3,982 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 4,071 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 4,152 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4,225 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 4,286 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4,329 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 4,291 number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 4,306 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 4,406 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 4,560 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 4,681 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 4,579 number | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 4,365 number | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 4,099 number | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 3,867 number | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 3,736 number | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 3,753 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3,893 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4,091 number | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 4,292 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 4,488 number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 4,618 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4,752 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 4,926 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 5,394 number | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 5,606 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5,773 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6,018 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 6,310 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 6,551 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 6,629 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 6,577 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6,465 number | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 6,401 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 8,600 number | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 8,776 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8,940 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 9,219 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9,483 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 9,585 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9,475 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9,139 number | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 8,657 number | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 8,220 number | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 8,030 number | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8,161 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,884 number | 3,392 number | 4,286 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,348 number | 3,867 number | 4,681 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,394 number | 3,736 number | 5,394 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,493 number | 5,606 number | 8,600 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,952 number | 8,030 number | 9,585 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,161 number | 8,161 number | 8,161 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 177 Maldives 9,384 number compare
- 178 Micronesia, Federated States of 9,216 number compare
- 179 Curaçao 8,943 number compare
- 181 Barbados 7,514 number compare
- 182 Seychelles 5,178 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 5,151 number compare
More education data for Kiribati
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kiribati was 8,161 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 9,585 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,392 number in 1970.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.