August 11, 2025

Influence of Teacher Absenteeism Factors on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Public Primary Schools in North Pokot Sub-County, Kenya

LPLois Gwyn PeterUniversity of Malaya EKEmily KirwokMount Kenya University PSPeter SimotwoMount Kenya University

Key Points

Teacher absenteeism significantly influences pupils' academic performance, leading to poor educational outcomes.
The study indicates that personal factors account for a notable portion of teacher absenteeism, impacting learning metrics.
Descriptive survey design with 264 participants from 778 public primary school employees was employed for data collection.
Findings highlight the need for intervention strategies to address absenteeism and enhance students' performance in schools.

Abstract

The researcher sought to assess the influence of teacher absenteeism factors on pupils’ academic performance in public primary schools in North Pokot Sub-County, Kenya. The researcher was guided by the following objectives: - to determine how teachers’ personal factors cause teacher absenteeism, to identify how the school factors cause teacher absenteeism, and to investigate how the environmental factors cause teacher absenteeism in public primary schools in North Pokot Sub-County. The study was anchored on the Steers and Rhodes Process Model of Employee Attendance. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. Yamane formula was utilized to determine a sample size of 264 respondents from a target population of 778 employees selected from at least 4 curriculum support officers, 93 Head teachers, 681 teachers employed by Teachers Service Commission. The research employed stratified sampling and simple random sampling. Primary data was collected by questionnaires and analyzed

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