Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 1st of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.2%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.3%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +34.2% | 48.0% | 64.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 41.7% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 80.6% | 82.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya was 100.0% in 2023, 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 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release