School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kiribati

Kiribati: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 8,697 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,697 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
177th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8,952 number
in 2015
All-time low
6,311 number
in 2008
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kiribati, 1998–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1998200820191998: 6.9k number1999: 6.9k number2000: 7.0k number2001: 7.1k number2002: 7.3k number2003: 7.5k number2004: 7.5k number2005: 7.4k number2006: 7.1k number2007: 6.6k number2008: 6.3k number2009: 6.6k number2010: 7.0k number2011: 7.5k number2012: 8.2k number2013: 8.8k number2014: 8.9k number2015: 9.0k number2016: 8.9k number2017: 8.8k number2018: 8.6k number2019: 8.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 8,697 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 8,952 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,311 number, in 2008.

Kiribati ranks 177th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Kiribati, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 6,915 number
1999 6,942 number +0.4%
2000 6,978 number +0.5%
2001 7,110 number +1.9%
2002 7,307 number +2.8%
2003 7,499 number +2.6%
2004 7,466 number -0.4%
2005 7,442 number -0.3%
2006 7,079 number -4.9%
2007 6,639 number -6.2%
2008 6,311 number -4.9%
2009 6,645 number +5.3%
2010 6,963 number +4.8%
2011 7,507 number +7.8%
2012 8,170 number +8.8%
2013 8,791 number +7.6%
2014 8,872 number +0.9%
2015 8,952 number +0.9%
2016 8,912 number -0.4%
2017 8,761 number -1.7%
2018 8,595 number -1.9%
2019 8,697 number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,928 number 6,915 number 6,942 number 2
2000s 7,048 number 6,311 number 7,499 number 10
2010s 8,422 number 6,963 number 8,952 number 10

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 174 Bahamas 9,980 number compare
  2. 175 Grenada 9,055 number compare
  3. 176 Saint Lucia 8,859 number compare
  4. 178 Malta 8,662 number compare
  5. 179 Antigua and Barbuda 7,401 number compare
  6. 180 Micronesia, Federated States of 7,109 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kiribati?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kiribati was 8,697 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 8,952 number in 2015.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 6,311 number in 2008.
How does Kiribati rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Kiribati ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/