Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper male secondary in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper male secondary was 99.5% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, 2006–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 14th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper male secondary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 97.7% | — |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +7.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 99.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.9%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 92.0% | 98.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 99.5% in 2012, 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 99.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 44 countries with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the upper secondary level.