Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.4846 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1998–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.4846 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.6127 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2502 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 97th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2977 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.2609 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2569 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2627 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2502 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2685 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2634 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2543 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2581 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2801 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2773 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2899 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3097 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4572 units per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5905 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6127 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.486 units per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4713 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4914 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5008 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4846 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4846 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3318 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4846 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2789 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +47.6% | 0.3097 units per square kilometre | 0.4572 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2793 units per square kilometre | 0.2609 units per square kilometre | 0.2977 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2661 units per square kilometre | 0.2502 units per square kilometre | 0.2899 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4912 units per square kilometre | 0.3097 units per square kilometre | 0.6127 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.487 units per square kilometre | 0.4713 units per square kilometre | 0.5008 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 94 Eswatini 0.5163 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Egypt 0.5036 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Spain 0.487 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 East Timor 0.4804 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Azerbaijan 0.4781 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Georgia 0.4613 units per square kilometre compare
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 primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.4846 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6127 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2502 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 97th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.