Teachers in primary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: Teachers in primary education, male was 132,622 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Kenya, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 132,622 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2015.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 134,377 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73,836 number, in 2012.
That places Kenya 13th out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98,401 number | — |
| 1999 | 86,104 number | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 85,144 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 87,238 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 90,883 number | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 83,400 number | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 81,359 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 81,212 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 88,312 number | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 85,874 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 92,159 number | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 73,836 number | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 134,377 number | +82.0% |
| 2015 | 132,622 number | -1.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 132,622 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 6.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 132,622 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +82.0% | 73,836 number | 134,377 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92,252 number | 86,104 number | 98,401 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 86,176 number | 81,212 number | 92,159 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 113,612 number | 73,836 number | 134,377 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Kenya?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Kenya was 132,622 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 134,377 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,836 number in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male teachers in public and private 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/