Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 70,741 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, 2003–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya is 70,741 number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 70,741 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25,794 number, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 34th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25,794 number | — |
| 2004 | 36,896 number | +43.0% |
| 2005 | 36,249 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 36,849 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 36,321 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 38,951 number | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 38,795 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 33,898 number | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 66,753 number | +96.9% |
| 2015 | 70,741 number | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,694 number | 25,794 number | 38,951 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 57,131 number | 33,898 number | 70,741 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170,289 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 273,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 29.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 338,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya was 70,741 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 70,741 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,794 number in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 141 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.2%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.