Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kiribati, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Kiribati stood at 84.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Kiribati peaked at 85.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1972.
Kiribati ranks 70th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35.2% | — |
| 1973 | 40.2% | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 39.3% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 44.1% | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 49.9% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 48.9% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 48.6% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 51.3% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 52.7% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 57.5% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 55.0% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 57.4% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.8% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 84.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 84.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 | 82.0% | 81.6% | 82.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 82.5% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 969 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Kiribati?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kiribati was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1972.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Kiribati ranks 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.