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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati

Kiribati: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.1494 number per square kilometre in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1494 number per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
88th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.4247 number per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.1333 number per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
36
1972–2016

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1972–2016

0.10.20.30.41972199420161972: 0.425 number per square kilometre1973: 0.274 number per square kilometre1977: 0.326 number per square kilometre1978: 0.296 number per square kilometre1979: 0.273 number per square kilometre1980: 0.278 number per square kilometre1981: 0.277 number per square kilometre1982: 0.284 number per square kilometre1983: 0.281 number per square kilometre1984: 0.299 number per square kilometre1985: 0.277 number per square kilometre1986: 0.273 number per square kilometre1987: 0.254 number per square kilometre1988: 0.241 number per square kilometre1989: 0.281 number per square kilometre1990: 0.27 number per square kilometre1991: 0.275 number per square kilometre1992: 0.279 number per square kilometre1993: 0.272 number per square kilometre1994: 0.272 number per square kilometre1995: 0.316 number per square kilometre1996: 0.381 number per square kilometre1997: 0.385 number per square kilometre1998: 0.32 number per square kilometre1999: 0.273 number per square kilometre2000: 0.186 number per square kilometre2001: 0.267 number per square kilometre2002: 0.233 number per square kilometre2003: 0.204 number per square kilometre2004: 0.209 number per square kilometre2005: 0.209 number per square kilometre2006: 0.16 number per square kilometre2007: 0.165 number per square kilometre2008: 0.147 number per square kilometre2014: 0.133 number per square kilometre2016: 0.149 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati stood at 0.1494 number per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.4247 number per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1333 number per square kilometre, in 2014.

That places Kiribati 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year

Year number per square kilometre Change
1972 0.4247 number per square kilometre —
1973 0.2741 number per square kilometre -35.5%
1977 0.3259 number per square kilometre +18.9%
1978 0.2963 number per square kilometre -9.1%
1979 0.2728 number per square kilometre -7.9%
1980 0.2778 number per square kilometre +1.8%
1981 0.2765 number per square kilometre -0.4%
1982 0.284 number per square kilometre +2.7%
1983 0.2815 number per square kilometre -0.9%
1984 0.2988 number per square kilometre +6.1%
1985 0.2765 number per square kilometre -7.4%
1986 0.2728 number per square kilometre -1.3%
1987 0.2543 number per square kilometre -6.8%
1988 0.2407 number per square kilometre -5.3%
1989 0.2815 number per square kilometre +16.9%
1990 0.2704 number per square kilometre -3.9%
1991 0.2753 number per square kilometre +1.8%
1992 0.279 number per square kilometre +1.3%
1993 0.2716 number per square kilometre -2.7%
1994 0.2716 number per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.316 number per square kilometre +16.4%
1996 0.3815 number per square kilometre +20.7%
1997 0.3852 number per square kilometre +1.0%
1998 0.3198 number per square kilometre -17.0%
1999 0.2728 number per square kilometre -14.7%
2000 0.1864 number per square kilometre -31.7%
2001 0.2667 number per square kilometre +43.0%
2002 0.2333 number per square kilometre -12.5%
2003 0.2037 number per square kilometre -12.7%
2004 0.2086 number per square kilometre +2.4%
2005 0.2086 number per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.1605 number per square kilometre -23.1%
2007 0.1654 number per square kilometre +3.1%
2008 0.1469 number per square kilometre -11.2%
2014 0.1333 number per square kilometre -9.2%
2016 0.1494 number per square kilometre +12.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.1494 number per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.1494 number per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2103 number per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3188 number per square kilometre 0.2728 number per square kilometre 0.4247 number per square kilometre 5
1980s 0.2744 number per square kilometre 0.2407 number per square kilometre 0.2988 number per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3043 number per square kilometre 0.2704 number per square kilometre 0.3852 number per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1978 number per square kilometre 0.1469 number per square kilometre 0.2667 number per square kilometre 9
2010s 0.1414 number per square kilometre 0.1333 number per square kilometre 0.1494 number per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 85 Greece 0.1543 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 86 Cuba 0.1506 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 87 Guinea-Bissau 0.1494 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 89 Turkey 0.1469 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 90 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1455 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 91 Ethiopia 0.1444 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.1494 number per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.4247 number per square kilometre in 1972.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1333 number per square kilometre in 2014.
How does Kiribati rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (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.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (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.