Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes 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 … Proportion lower both sexes 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% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 96.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.5%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 96.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.4%, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 21 Colombia 98.2%
- 22 Laos 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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- 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)
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.