Teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati
Kiribati: Teachers in primary education, female was 535 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati, 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 535 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2016. 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 in Kiribati peaked at 535 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 149 number, in 1973.
Kiribati ranks 181st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 187 number | — |
| 1973 | 149 number | -20.3% |
| 1977 | 171 number | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 189 number | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 208 number | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 210 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 223 number | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 220 number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 225 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 229 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 236 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 246 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 249 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 264 number | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 279 number | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 295 number | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 310 number | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 319 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 317 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 322 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 368 number | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 423 number | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 415 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 461 number | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 360 number | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 309 number | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 448 number | +45.0% |
| 2002 | 471 number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 431 number | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 464 number | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 485 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 476 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 505 number | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 526 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 506 number | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 535 number | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 180.8 number | 149 number | 208 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 238.1 number | 210 number | 279 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 359 number | 295 number | 461 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 457.22 number | 309 number | 526 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 520.5 number | 506 number | 535 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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)
- Population ages 15-64 61.3% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.4% (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 535 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 535 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 number in 1973.
- How does Kiribati rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Kiribati ranks 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.