Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 110 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
65.7%
in 2003
Years of data
13
2003–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, 2003–2023
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 13 years on record.
The figure is up 22.4% 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, 65.7%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.7% | — |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 65.7% | 74.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 80.0% | 81.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
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 65.7% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 110 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 22.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release