Primary education, teachers in Kenya
Kenya: Primary education, teachers was 60.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Kenya, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Kenya is 60.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Kenya peaked at 60.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 151st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 41.9% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 40.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 48.0% | 53.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 52.9% | 60.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,500 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.8% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 24.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Kenya?
- Primary education, teachers in Kenya was 60.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for primary education, teachers?
- Kenya ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.