Kenya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female

Kenya
133,885 number
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.35 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
34th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 1.35 million number against 133,885 number in Kenya, a difference of 1.22 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 196 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 66,687 number 771,381 number 704,694 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 65,506 number 880,376 number 814,871 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 109,405 number 1.15 million number 1.04 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Kenya or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 1.35 million number against 133,885 number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
1.22 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.