Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Germany or Kenya?

Kenya, at 20,961 number against 14,080 number in Germany as of 2016.

What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Germany and Kenya?

6,881 number, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Kenya?

11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Kenya: Teachers in pre-primary education, male

Germany

14,080 number

in 2018

Kenya

20,961 number

in 2016

Germany rank

8th

Kenya rank

5th

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

Germany
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 20,961 number against 14,080 number in Germany, a difference of 6,881 number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 5th of 178 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,955 number	9,612 number	5,657 number	Kenya
2010s	9,365 number	21,625 number	12,260 number	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Germany or Kenya?: Kenya, at 20,961 number against 14,080 number in Germany as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Germany and Kenya?: 6,881 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Kenya?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Germany and Kenya rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?: Germany ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 5th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/