Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: Trained teachers in preprimary education, male was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Kenya, 2003–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 100.0% for trained teachers in preprimary education, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 49.2% | — |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 49.2% | 92.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 75.6% | 90.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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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 trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Kenya?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Kenya was 100.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.