Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0055 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kiribati, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.0055 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.0089 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 units per person, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 79th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0089 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0061 units per person | -31.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0074 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0072 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0069 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.007 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0077 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 units per person | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 units per person | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 units per person | +41.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0063 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +41.6% | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0074 units per person |
| 1973 | -31.3% | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0061 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Kiribati?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kiribati was 0.0055 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 units per person in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 79th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.