Kenya - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Kenya was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Kenya was 8,290,450 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,290,450 in 2016 and a minimum value of 1,263,738 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
Year Value
1970 1,263,738
1971 1,352,348
1972 1,492,679
1973 1,621,142
1974 2,491,606
1975 2,653,716
1976 2,651,403
1977 2,737,709
1978 2,736,389
1979 3,416,557
1980 3,575,222
1981 3,612,669
1982 3,813,077
1983 3,938,522
1984 3,927,269
1985 3,884,806
1986 4,012,777
1987 4,138,463
1988 4,212,741
1989 4,389,718
1990 4,389,124
1991 4,437,893
1992 4,514,876
1993 4,610,074
1994 4,557,496
1995 4,540,147
1998 4,828,169
1999 4,782,375
2000 5,034,858
2001 5,148,371
2002 4,903,529
2003 5,811,381
2004 5,926,078
2005 6,075,706
2006 6,101,390
2007 6,687,510
2008 6,868,810
2009 7,150,259
2012 8,053,125
2014 8,158,000
2015 8,168,710
2016 8,290,450

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Kenya was 49.67 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 49.85 in 2012, while its lowest value was 42.51 in 1970.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
Year Value
1970 42.51
1971 43.27
1972 43.70
1973 44.34
1974 45.50
1975 46.36
1976 46.84
1977 47.08
1978 47.23
1979 47.58
1980 47.95
1981 48.23
1982 48.40
1983 48.38
1984 48.59
1985 48.74
1986 48.61
1987 48.66
1988 48.91
1989 48.82
1990 48.90
1991 49.02
1992 49.02
1993 49.21
1994 49.38
1995 49.33
1998 49.26
1999 49.03
2000 49.38
2001 49.24
2002 48.44
2003 48.52
2004 48.28
2005 48.72
2006 49.03
2007 49.36
2008 49.20
2009 49.16
2012 49.85
2014 49.78
2015 49.58
2016 49.67

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Kenya was 266,511 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 266,511 in 2015 and a minimum value of 142,345 in 2012.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Year Value
1998 169,410
1999 148,469
2000 146,205
2001 149,501
2002 142,392
2003 152,828
2004 149,893
2005 144,744
2006 146,879
2007 159,407
2008 157,843
2009 165,002
2012 142,345
2014 260,197
2015 266,511

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Kenya was 50.24 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 50.24 in 2015, while its lowest value was 40.53 in 2003.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
Year Value
1998 41.92
1999 42.01
2000 41.76
2001 41.65
2002 40.97
2003 40.53
2004 44.36
2005 43.79
2006 44.71
2007 44.60
2008 45.60
2009 44.15
2012 48.13
2014 48.36
2015 50.24

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes