Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 96.8% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, 2004–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 96.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 24th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98.6% | — |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | -1.6% |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 21 Colombia 98.2%
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 98.1% compare
- 23 Costa Rica 97.0% compare
- 25 Cape Verde 95.8%
- 26 Gambia 95.3%
- 27 Maldives 94.1% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya was 96.8% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Kenya ranks 24th out of 59 countries with data for 2009.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.