School age population, upper secondary education, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 5,308 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Kiribati, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Kiribati stood at 5,308. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Kiribati peaked at 5,308 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,749, in 1970.
Kiribati ranks 185th of 220 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, upper secondary education, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,749 | — |
| 1971 | 1,813 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 1,850 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1,849 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,845 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,907 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 2,002 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 2,077 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 2,109 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2,138 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2,201 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2,270 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2,331 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 2,377 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2,399 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2,380 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 2,337 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2,283 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 2,217 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 2,153 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 2,109 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2,089 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2,073 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2,088 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,133 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2,200 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 2,321 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 2,437 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2,566 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 2,785 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 2,889 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,982 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3,086 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 3,162 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3,219 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3,272 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,331 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3,407 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,461 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4,640 | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 4,689 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 4,768 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4,815 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4,863 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,891 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4,883 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,825 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4,712 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4,566 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 4,420 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4,349 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 4,390 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4,539 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 4,778 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 5,041 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 5,308 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,934 | 1,749 | 2,138 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,295 | 2,153 | 2,399 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,280 | 2,073 | 2,785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,345 | 2,889 | 4,640 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,743 | 4,420 | 4,891 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,734 | 4,349 | 5,308 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 182 Maldives 6,460 compare
- 183 New Caledonia 6,251 compare
- 184 Martinique 5,913 compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,678 compare
- 187 Barbados 3,479 compare
- 188 Tonga 3,462 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 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, upper secondary education, female in Kiribati?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Kiribati was 5,308 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5,308 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,749 in 1970.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Kiribati ranks 185th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release