Teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Teachers in primary education, female was 619 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati is 619, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati peaked at 629 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
That places Kiribati 183rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 187 | — |
| 1973 | 149 | -20.3% |
| 1977 | 171 | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 189 | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 208 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 210 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 223 | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 220 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 225 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 229 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 236 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 246 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 249 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 264 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 279 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 295 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 310 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 319 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 317 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 322 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 368 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 423 | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 415 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 461 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 360 | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 309 | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 448 | +45.0% |
| 2002 | 471 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 431 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 464 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 485 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 476 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 505 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 526 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 506 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 535 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | -99.6% |
| 2020 | 595 | +29650.0% |
| 2021 | 603 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 628 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 629 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 619 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 180.8 | 149 | 208 | 5 |
| 1980s | 238.1 | 210 | 279 | 10 |
| 1990s | 359 | 295 | 461 | 10 |
| 2000s | 457.22 | 309 | 526 | 9 |
| 2010s | 347.67 | 2 | 535 | 3 |
| 2020s | 614.8 | 595 | 629 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 900 compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 655 compare
- 182 Tonga 640 compare
- 184 French Guiana 593 compare
- 185 Seychelles 588 compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 521 compare
More education data for Kiribati
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 734 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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 teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati was 619 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 629 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does Kiribati rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release