Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 81.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya, 1983–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 81.1% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1999.
That places Kenya 164th out of 178 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 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% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 81.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 86% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 81.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 91% of the median. (36 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 81.1% in 2016, 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 100.0% in 1984.
- 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 164th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. 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.