Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 82 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2019
All-time low
89.3%
in 2009
Years of data
10
2006–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 100.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 1st of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 96.7% | — |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 93.2%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.6%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 89.3% | 96.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Ethiopia 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0%
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 United States 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
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 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 82 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 0.4%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release