Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 111.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya, 1983–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya stood at 111.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 36.6% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya peaked at 111.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 98.8% | — |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 97.3% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 55.2% | -43.3% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 111.7% | +36.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 111.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95.7%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 111.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.2%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -43.3% | 97.3% | 55.2% |
| 2023 | +36.6% | 81.7% | 111.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.8% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 83.9% | 55.2% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 63.5% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 76.8% | 82.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 81.7% | 111.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya was 111.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 111.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release