How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya?

25 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kenya: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

17.16

in 2018

Kenya

28.87

in 2016

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

27th

Kenya rank

24th

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 28.87 against 17.16 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 11.71.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 24th of 43 groups.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	26	39.09	13.09	Kenya
1990s	26.29	34.58	8.29	Kenya
2000s	21.72	23.93	2.22	Kenya
2010s	19.71	27.2	7.5	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Kenya?: Kenya, at 28.87 against 17.16 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya?: 11.71, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 24th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 6,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.