Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0031 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya, 1998–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0031 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0037 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per person, in 2005.
That places Kenya 124th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0021 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 units per person | +41.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 units per person | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 units per person | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 units per person | +8.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0031 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0031 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +41.8% | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0027 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 0.0031 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 124th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. 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.