Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.6605 number per square kilometre in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1972–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati stood at 0.6605 number per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.6605 number per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.184 number per square kilometre, in 1973.
Kiribati ranks 58th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.2309 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.184 number per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2111 number per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2333 number per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2568 number per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2593 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2753 number per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2716 number per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2778 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2827 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2914 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3037 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3074 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3259 number per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3444 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3642 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3827 number per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3938 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3914 number per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3975 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4543 number per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5222 number per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5123 number per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5691 number per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4444 number per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3815 number per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5531 number per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5815 number per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5321 number per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5728 number per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5988 number per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5877 number per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6235 number per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6494 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6247 number per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6605 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2232 number per square kilometre | 0.184 number per square kilometre | 0.2568 number per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.294 number per square kilometre | 0.2593 number per square kilometre | 0.3444 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4432 number per square kilometre | 0.3642 number per square kilometre | 0.5691 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5645 number per square kilometre | 0.3815 number per square kilometre | 0.6494 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6426 number per square kilometre | 0.6247 number per square kilometre | 0.6605 number per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 55 Andorra 0.6957 number per square kilometre compare
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6823 number per square kilometre compare
- 57 Japan 0.6813 number per square kilometre compare
- 59 Costa Rica 0.6592 number per square kilometre compare
- 60 Indonesia 0.6324 number per square kilometre compare
- 61 Nepal 0.6255 number per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.6605 number per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6605 number per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.184 number per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Kiribati rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.