Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Kiribati
Kiribati: Trained teachers in lower secondary education was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Kiribati, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Kiribati stood at 87.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Kiribati peaked at 87.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2006.
That places Kiribati 52nd out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 83.6% | — |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 61.0% | 83.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 86.7% | 86.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 77.0% | 87.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education in Kiribati?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Kiribati was 87.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2006.
- How does Kiribati rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education?
- Kiribati ranks 52nd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.