Trained teachers in preprimary education in Kenya
Kenya: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 100.0% for trained teachers in preprimary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 1st out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 41.7% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 80.6% | 82.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in Kenya?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education 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 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.