Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0028 number per person in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya, 1998–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0028 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0028 number per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 number per person, in 2012.
That places Kenya 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0025 number per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0021 number per person | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.002 number per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.002 number per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 number per person | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 number per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 number per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 number per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 number per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 number per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 number per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 number per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 number per person | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 number per person | +75.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 number per person | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0021 number per person | 0.0025 number per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 number per person | 0.0018 number per person | 0.002 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 number per person | 0.0016 number per person | 0.0028 number per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 128 Zimbabwe 0.0029 number per person compare
- 129 Tajikistan 0.0029 number per person compare
- 130 Republic of Moldova 0.0029 number per person compare
- 132 Morocco 0.0028 number per person compare
- 133 Bulgaria 0.0027 number per person compare
- 134 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0027 number per person 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya was 0.0028 number per person in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 number per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 number per person in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.