Number of Teachers in Kenya per County

Here are the numbers/statistics that will tell you about the state of education in public schools in your county. The numbers depicts, among others, the commitment of the Government to education matters in your county.

Here is a list of Number of teachers in Kenya per county. * These are the TSC-employed teachers.

Number of Primary School Teachers per County

Kakamega	10,150
Kitui	8,581
Bungoma	8,327
Nakuru	7,919
Meru	7,811
Machakos	7,778
Kisii	7,706
Makueni	7,466
Homa	6,788
Kiambu	6,521
Kisumu	5,820
Siaya	5,809
Migori	5,548
Murang’a	5,436
Kilifi	5,424
Nandi	5,373
Baringo	5,188
Bomet	4,787
Busia	4,659
Kericho	4,636
Uasin Gishu	4,474
Trans Nzoia	4,344
Nairobi	4,278
Narok	4,111
Nyeri	4,070
Vihiga	4,020
Nyamira	3,975
Embu	3,684
Elgeyo	3,511
Kwale	3,456
Nyandarua	3,368
Tharaka-Nithi	3,273
West	2,724
Kirinyaga	2,646
Kajiado	2,567
Laikipia	2,314
Taita	1,969
Mombasa	1,644
Turkana	1,579
Tana	1,162
Marsabit	1,157
Mandera	1,042
Samburu	1,026
Wajir	938
Garissa	902
Isiolo	834
Lamu	827

Note: The numbers above are not a reflection of how good or bad the situation is in any given county.

Pupil Teacher Ratio

The pupil teacher ratio is the parameter that shows how good or bad the situation is in a given county.

The pupils to teacher ratio is the number of pupils being handle by one teacher. Let us look at what the data says.

Baringo	25.4
Nyeri	27.7
Tharaka-Nithi	27.7
Embu	28.7
Lamu	29.1
Elgeyo	31.2
Kirinyaga	32
TaitaTaveta	32.1
Nyamira	32.3
Murang’a	33.3
Isiolo	33.8
Machakos	33.8
Kiambu	34.6
Kisii	34.7
Laikipia	35.5
Meru	35.5
Makueni	36.1
Uasin	37.4
Kitui	38.1
Nyandarua	38.8
Nandi	39.2
TanaRiver	40.4
Mombasa	40.5
Kisumu	40.7
Kericho	41.1
Vihiga	41.1
Homa	42.1
Bomet	42.2
Nairobi	42.6
Siaya	42.6
Marsabit	42.7
Samburu	44.3
Kajiado	45.1
Nakuru	45.7
Kwale	47.5
TransNzoia	48
Migori	48.6
Kilifi	49.5
Kakamega	50.8
Busia	51.2
Narok	55.7
Garissa	57.5
West Pokot	57.6
Bungoma	57.7
Wajir	63.2
Mandera	79.4
Turkana	101.3

Interpreting the data

Using Turkana as an example, the pupil teacher ratio is 101.3. This means that one teacher who has been employed by TSC handles 101 pupils per class per session. Therefore, a teacher who teaches four lessons per day in Turkana handles 405 pupils per day. This translates to a total of 2,025 pupils per week.

Rounding Figure

The data is based on the education statistics from the Ministry of Education for 2014. The report for 2015 is not yet out. The 2015 report will be out in late 2016.

To approximate the pupil teacher ratio as at now, add 10(ten) to the figure indicated in the above pupil-teacher ratio figures.

* Number of secondary school teachers to be posted shortly.

Recommended: Number of teachers per job group.