School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Kiribati

Kiribati: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 2,895 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,895 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
178th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,970 number
in 2016
All-time low
1,439 number
in 1979
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kiribati, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kiribati stood at 2,895 number.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kiribati peaked at 2,970 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,439 number, in 1979.

That places Kiribati 178th out of 202 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, one year before than … both sexes than in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Kiribati, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,623 number —
1971 1,612 number -0.7%
1972 1,590 number -1.4%
1973 1,559 number -1.9%
1974 1,524 number -2.2%
1975 1,495 number -1.9%
1976 1,476 number -1.3%
1977 1,456 number -1.4%
1978 1,441 number -1.0%
1979 1,439 number -0.1%
1980 1,459 number +1.4%
1981 1,511 number +3.6%
1982 1,590 number +5.2%
1983 1,683 number +5.8%
1984 1,770 number +5.2%
1985 1,826 number +3.2%
1986 1,878 number +2.8%
1987 1,925 number +2.5%
1988 1,968 number +2.2%
1989 2,015 number +2.4%
1990 2,075 number +3.0%
1991 2,138 number +3.0%
1992 2,194 number +2.6%
1993 2,240 number +2.1%
1994 2,272 number +1.4%
1995 2,286 number +0.6%
1996 2,296 number +0.4%
1997 2,295 number -0.0%
1998 2,290 number -0.2%
1999 2,289 number -0.0%
2000 2,299 number +0.4%
2001 2,332 number +1.4%
2002 2,396 number +2.7%
2003 2,473 number +3.2%
2004 2,535 number +2.5%
2005 2,549 number +0.6%
2006 2,470 number -3.1%
2007 2,336 number -5.4%
2008 2,200 number -5.8%
2009 2,130 number -3.2%
2010 2,200 number +3.3%
2011 2,323 number +5.6%
2012 2,510 number +8.0%
2013 2,720 number +8.4%
2014 2,888 number +6.2%
2015 2,941 number +1.8%
2016 2,970 number +1.0%
2017 2,950 number -0.7%
2018 2,905 number -1.5%
2019 2,872 number -1.1%
2020 2,895 number +0.8%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 2,895 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 245,129 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 2,895 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60,392 number, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,522 number 1,439 number 1,623 number 10
1980s 1,762 number 1,459 number 2,015 number 10
1990s 2,238 number 2,075 number 2,296 number 10
2000s 2,372 number 2,130 number 2,549 number 10
2010s 2,728 number 2,200 number 2,970 number 10
2020s 2,895 number 2,895 number 2,895 number 1

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 175 Iceland 4,460 number compare
  2. 176 Malta 4,349 number compare
  3. 177 Barbados 2,977 number compare
  4. 179 Tonga 2,490 number compare
  5. 180 Micronesia (country) 2,362 number compare
  6. 181 Saint Lucia 2,234 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kiribati?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kiribati was 2,895 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 2,970 number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 1,439 number in 1979.
How does Kiribati rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Kiribati ranks 178th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/