Trained teachers in primary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Kenya, 2003–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, male in Kenya is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 1st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98.5% | — |
| 2004 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 94.4% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 Algeria 100.0% compare
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 100.0% compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Suriname 100.0% compare
- 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 Tunisia 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
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, male in Kenya?
- Trained teachers in primary 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 primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.