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.
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 |
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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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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/