Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Kenya
Kenya: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 133,885 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Kenya, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Kenya is 133,885 number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 111.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Kenya peaked at 133,885 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 58,337 number, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 33rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71,009 number | — |
| 1999 | 62,365 number | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 61,061 number | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 62,263 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 58,337 number | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 61,945 number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 66,493 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 63,385 number | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 65,667 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 71,095 number | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 71,969 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 72,843 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 68,509 number | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 125,820 number | +83.7% |
| 2015 | 133,885 number | +6.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 133,885 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 5.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 133,885 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 9.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +83.7% | 68,509 number | 125,820 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,687 number | 62,365 number | 71,009 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 65,506 number | 58,337 number | 72,843 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,405 number | 68,509 number | 133,885 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 155,673 number compare
- 31 Peru 142,779 number compare
- 32 Colombia 142,508 number compare
- 34 South Korea 128,820 number compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 120,830 number compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 108,494 number compare
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Kenya?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Kenya was 133,885 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 133,885 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,337 number in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.2%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.