Kenya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, female

Kenya
133,885 number
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.63 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
30th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 1.63 million number against 133,885 number in Kenya, a difference of 1.49 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 12.1 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th of 196 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 Difference Ahead
1990s 66,687 number 944,160 number 877,474 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 65,506 number 1.11 million number 1.04 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 109,405 number 1.46 million number 1.35 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 1.63 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?
1.49 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th 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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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.