Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Kenya or Peru?

Peru, at 142,779 number against 133,885 number in Kenya as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?

15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.

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.

Kenya vs Peru: Teachers in primary education, female

Kenya

133,885 number

in 2015

Peru

142,779 number

in 2019

Kenya rank

33rd

Peru rank

31st

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Kenya
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 142,779 number against 133,885 number in Kenya, a difference of 8,894 number.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.

Kenya ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 31st of 196 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66,687 number	97,657 number	30,970 number	Peru
2000s	65,506 number	112,124 number	46,618 number	Peru
2010s	109,405 number	129,007 number	19,602 number	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Kenya or Peru?: Peru, at 142,779 number against 133,885 number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Kenya and Peru?: 8,894 number, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Kenya ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 31st 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: 21 August 2026

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.