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. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 110 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
92.3%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 1st of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 97.8% | — |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.6% | 92.3% | 97.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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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 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2009.
- 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 8.3%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release