Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kenya
Kenya: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 30.65 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kenya, 2003–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 30.65 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kenya peaked at 56.57 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.65, in 2015.
That places Kenya 13th out of 137 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.2 | 39.54 | 50.57 | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.53 | 30.65 | 56.57 | 3 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kenya?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kenya was 30.65 in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 56.57 in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.65 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 137 countries with data for 2015.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.