Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) was 619 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Kiribati, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled in Kiribati peaked at 629 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
Kiribati ranks 183rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 187 | — |
| 1973 | 149 | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 154.5 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 160 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 165.5 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 171 | +3.3% |
| 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% |
| 2015 | 520.5 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 535 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | -99.6% |
| 2018 | 199.67 | +9883.4% |
| 2019 | 397.33 | +99.0% |
| 2020 | 595 | +49.7% |
| 2021 | 603 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 628 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 629 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 619 | -1.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 619 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,544, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 619 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,593, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +9883.4% | 2 | 199.67 |
| 2017 | -99.6% | 535 | 2 |
| 2019 | +99.0% | 199.67 | 397.33 |
| 2020 | +49.7% | 397.33 | 595 |
| 2001 | +45.0% | 309 | 448 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 173 | 149 | 208 | 8 |
| 1980s | 238.1 | 210 | 279 | 10 |
| 1990s | 359 | 295 | 461 | 10 |
| 2000s | 457.22 | 309 | 526 | 9 |
| 2010s | 360.08 | 2 | 535 | 6 |
| 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 (country) 521 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Kiribati?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Kiribati was 619 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 629 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does Kiribati rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.