Which has higher primary education, teachers, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 3.34 million against 281,500 in Kenya as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?

3.05 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Latin America & Caribbean: Primary education, teachers

Kenya

281,500

in 2023

Latin America & Caribbean

3.34 million

in 2024

Kenya rank

25th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

27th

Primary education, teachers over time

Kenya
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 3.34 million against 281,500 in Kenya, a difference of 3.05 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 204 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	158,940	2.65 million	2.49 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	151,469	2.92 million	2.76 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	281,234	3.07 million	2.79 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	282,902	3.15 million	2.86 million	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 3.34 million against 281,500 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?: 3.05 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Kenya ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.