Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 82.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, 2000–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya is 82.3%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya peaked at 82.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 42nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 82.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 82.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.0%, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 41.7% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 80.6% | 82.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kenya was 82.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 71 countries with data for 2014.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.