Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.4846 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1998β2023
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.
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, Kingdom of 0.5163 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.5036 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Spain 0.487 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.4804 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.4781 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Georgia 0.4613 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 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 Γ· 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.