School age population, one year before than official … female than in Kiribati

Kiribati: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 1,374 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,374 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
178th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,445 number
in 2016
All-time low
711 number
in 1979
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

05001.0k1.5k197019952020

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 1,374 number.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kiribati peaked at 1,445 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 711 number, in 1979.

Kiribati ranks 178th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 official … female than in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Kiribati, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 804 number —
1971 798 number -0.7%
1972 786 number -1.5%
1973 771 number -1.9%
1974 754 number -2.2%
1975 739 number -2.0%
1976 729 number -1.4%
1977 719 number -1.4%
1978 712 number -1.0%
1979 711 number -0.1%
1980 721 number +1.4%
1981 746 number +3.5%
1982 785 number +5.2%
1983 831 number +5.9%
1984 875 number +5.3%
1985 903 number +3.2%
1986 927 number +2.7%
1987 950 number +2.5%
1988 972 number +2.3%
1989 997 number +2.6%
1990 1,030 number +3.3%
1991 1,055 number +2.4%
1992 1,072 number +1.6%
1993 1,085 number +1.2%
1994 1,093 number +0.7%
1995 1,098 number +0.5%
1996 1,101 number +0.3%
1997 1,100 number -0.1%
1998 1,098 number -0.2%
1999 1,099 number +0.1%
2000 1,105 number +0.5%
2001 1,129 number +2.2%
2002 1,171 number +3.7%
2003 1,219 number +4.1%
2004 1,257 number +3.1%
2005 1,264 number +0.6%
2006 1,218 number -3.6%
2007 1,142 number -6.2%
2008 1,064 number -6.8%
2009 1,024 number -3.8%
2010 1,060 number +3.5%
2011 1,127 number +6.3%
2012 1,227 number +8.9%
2013 1,336 number +8.9%
2014 1,421 number +6.4%
2015 1,439 number +1.3%
2016 1,445 number +0.4%
2017 1,422 number -1.6%
2018 1,387 number -2.5%
2019 1,362 number -1.8%
2020 1,374 number +0.9%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 1,374 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 1,374 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 752.3 number 711 number 804 number 10
1980s 870.7 number 721 number 997 number 10
1990s 1,083 number 1,030 number 1,101 number 10
2000s 1,159 number 1,024 number 1,264 number 10
2010s 1,323 number 1,060 number 1,445 number 10
2020s 1,374 number 1,374 number 1,374 number 1

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 175 Iceland 2,207 number compare
  2. 176 Malta 2,098 number compare
  3. 177 Barbados 1,461 number compare
  4. 179 Tonga 1,216 number compare
  5. 180 Micronesia (country) 1,140 number compare
  6. 181 Saint Lucia 1,104 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 1,374 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 1,445 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 711 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 29.6%. 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, female (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, female (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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Female 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/