Pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country in Kenya
Kenya: Pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country was 28.57 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
28.57
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
38th
of 110 countries
All-time high
28.6
in 2022
All-time low
22.79
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country in Kenya, 2019–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 28.57 for pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over five years.
Kenya ranks 38th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.79 | — |
| 2020 | 27.81 | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 27.14 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 28.6 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 28.57 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.79 | 22.79 | 22.79 | 1 |
| 2020s | 28.03 | 27.14 | 28.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country in Kenya?
- Pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country in Kenya was 28.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.79 in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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