Trained teachers in primary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Kenya, 2003–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in Kenya is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2008.
That places Kenya 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98.9% | — |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.3% | 99.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 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 primary education, female in Kenya?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female 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 primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.