Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kiribati, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kiribati stood at 61.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kiribati peaked at 61.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2017.
That places Kiribati 62nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 41.9% | — |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -35.8% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +61.3% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.9% | 39.1% | 44.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 34.9% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 56.4% | 61.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 59 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 62.1% compare
- 60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 62.0% compare
- 61 Belize 61.6% compare
- 63 Finland 61.5% compare
- 64 Samoa 61.4% compare
- 65 New Zealand 61.4% compare
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 percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kiribati?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kiribati was 61.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2017.
- How does Kiribati rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Kiribati ranks 62nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release