Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 38.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kiribati, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 38.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kiribati peaked at 58.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2017.
Kiribati ranks 76th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.3% | — |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +51.1% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -47.1% |
| 2020 | 44.6% | +69.7% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 32.9% | 42.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 26.3% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 38.3% | 58.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.1% compare
- 74 Grenada 46.9% compare
- 75 Dominica 40.8% compare
- 77 Syrian Arab Republic 32.9% compare
- 78 Suriname 30.0% compare
- 79 Micronesia, Federated States of 28.8% compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.27 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kiribati?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kiribati was 38.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2017.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Kiribati ranks 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release