Kiribati: Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers)

Key figures

Since 2005 it is down 4.45 percentage points from 90.53% in 2005. The World Bank has no value for 9 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Kiribati had the 34th highest value of the 48 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kiribati in the 2024 ranking

• Burkina Faso — 30th of 48: 86.74%
• Viet Nam — 31st of 48: 86.65%
• Trinidad and Tobago — 32nd of 48: 86.28%
• Togo — 34th of 48: 84.31%
• Belize — 35th of 48: 84.04%
• Jamaica — 36th of 48: 83.05%

What this measures

Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 89.12% (2024)
• Cambodia — 100% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 92.03% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 100% (2024)
• Lao PDR — 50.6% (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 97.62% (2024)
• Malaysia — 93.67% (2024)
• Mongolia — 69.92% (2024)
• Myanmar

More education data for Kiribati

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 17,457 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 95.27% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.06 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 93.29% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 97.2% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers

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Questions people ask

What is Kiribati's trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers)?

86.09% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is down 4.45 percentage points from 90.53% in 2005. The highest value was 94.59% in 2022 and the lowest 56.48% in 2014.

How does Kiribati rank?

34th highest of 48 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCAQ.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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