Primary education, teachers in Kiribati
Kiribati: Primary education, teachers was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Kiribati, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Kiribati is 84.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Kiribati peaked at 85.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
That places Kiribati 65th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.4% | 35.2% | 48.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 48.3% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 57.1% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 67.2% | 81.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 0.3% | 82.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 82.5% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 734 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.06 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 90.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Kiribati?
- Primary education, teachers in Kiribati was 84.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Kiribati rank for primary education, teachers?
- Kiribati ranks 65th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.