Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kiribati

Kiribati: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 2,762 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,762 number
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
179th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2,762 number
in 2020
All-time low
1,279 number
in 1986
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kiribati, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kiribati stood at 2,762 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kiribati peaked at 2,762 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,279 number, in 1986.

That places Kiribati 179th 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.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Kiribati, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,351 number
1971 1,386 number +2.6%
1972 1,422 number +2.6%
1973 1,458 number +2.5%
1974 1,493 number +2.4%
1975 1,530 number +2.5%
1976 1,542 number +0.8%
1977 1,531 number -0.7%
1978 1,511 number -1.3%
1979 1,501 number -0.7%
1980 1,503 number +0.1%
1981 1,510 number +0.5%
1982 1,496 number -0.9%
1983 1,451 number -3.0%
1984 1,399 number -3.6%
1985 1,325 number -5.3%
1986 1,279 number -3.5%
1987 1,307 number +2.2%
1988 1,382 number +5.7%
1989 1,450 number +4.9%
1990 1,520 number +4.8%
1991 1,584 number +4.2%
1992 1,631 number +3.0%
1993 1,671 number +2.5%
1994 1,721 number +3.0%
1995 1,778 number +3.3%
1996 1,836 number +3.3%
1997 1,896 number +3.3%
1998 1,951 number +2.9%
1999 2,069 number +6.0%
2000 2,115 number +2.2%
2001 2,160 number +2.1%
2002 2,176 number +0.7%
2003 2,170 number -0.3%
2004 2,119 number -2.4%
2005 2,082 number -1.7%
2006 2,191 number +5.2%
2007 2,319 number +5.8%
2008 2,405 number +3.7%
2009 2,491 number +3.6%
2010 2,528 number +1.5%
2011 2,439 number -3.5%
2012 2,306 number -5.5%
2013 2,203 number -4.5%
2014 2,088 number -5.2%
2015 2,028 number -2.9%
2016 2,115 number +4.3%
2017 2,286 number +8.1%
2018 2,440 number +6.7%
2019 2,613 number +7.1%
2020 2,762 number +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,472 number 1,351 number 1,542 number 10
1980s 1,410 number 1,279 number 1,510 number 10
1990s 1,766 number 1,520 number 2,069 number 10
2000s 2,223 number 2,082 number 2,491 number 10
2010s 2,305 number 2,028 number 2,613 number 10
2020s 2,762 number 2,762 number 2,762 number 1

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 176 Iceland 4,514 number compare
  2. 177 Malta 4,070 number compare
  3. 178 Barbados 3,523 number compare
  4. 180 Tonga 2,418 number compare
  5. 181 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,369 number compare
  6. 182 Saint Lucia 2,262 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kiribati?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kiribati was 2,762 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 2,762 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 1,279 number in 1986.
How does Kiribati rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Kiribati ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.