Kiribati vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Kiribati
84.3%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
74.6%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
70th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank
71st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Kiribati
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 84.3% against 74.6% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 70th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 71st of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 5 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.0% | 39.3% | 3.7% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 42.4% | 9.3% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 50.4% | 8.8% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 57.0% | 16.8% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 65.9% | 11.2% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 72.9% | 11.5% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Kiribati or WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Kiribati, at 84.3% against 74.6% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Kiribati and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- 9.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Kiribati ranks 70th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 71st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release