Kenya vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Kenya
281,500
in 2023
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
10.74 million
in 2024
Kenya rank
25th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
22nd

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Kenya
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 10.74 million against 281,500 in Kenya, a difference of 10.46 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 38.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 25th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd of 216 countries.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 158,940 9.11 million 8.95 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 151,469 9.50 million 9.35 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 259,811 10.23 million 9.97 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 282,902 10.79 million 10.51 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Kenya or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 10.74 million against 281,500 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Kenya and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
10.46 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Kenya and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Kenya ranks 25th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.