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60 Decibels

Quality of life, in teachers’ words: time, literacy, less paper

Quality of life is a blunt survey question. The useful part is what teachers volunteered next, in their own words, which 60 Decibels then coded.

60 Decibels Lean Data Study, Kurasa Kenya, April 2024. Phone interviews with 208 teachers in Kenya, March 2024, in English and Kiswahili. Client population 991; response rate 52%; 95% confidence; margin of error ±5%. Sponsored by Acumen. Every figure on this page is teacher-reported. It is not the September 2026 homepage scale, and it is not the 2023 documentary snapshot.

A teacher leaving school grounds in late afternoon light.
A teacher leaving school grounds in late afternoon light.

73% said quality of life had very much improved — top 20% of the education benchmark

94% Quality of life improved at all
67% Named enhanced work efficiency
36% Named time for personal activities
33% Named improved digital literacy

Ninety-four percent said quality of life had improved because of Kurasa. Seventy-three percent said very much — a top-20% result against the 60 Decibels education benchmark. Female teachers were more likely to choose “very much” (78%) than male teachers (67%).

The coded outcomes for that 94% were work efficiency (67%), time savings for personal activities (36%), and digital literacy (33%). A 25-year-old man estimated that almost 70% of his work had been simplified, and that the leftover time was his. A 43-year-old woman said lesson planning no longer swallowed the hours she needed for content. A 39-year-old woman said she could now prepare documents professionally.

A teacher sits with tea once the staffroom has emptied.
A teacher sits with tea once the staffroom has emptied.
The top self-reported outcomes were work efficiency, time for themselves, and digital literacy.

In their words

Kurasa has simplified almost 70% of my work… I get extra time to myself for relaxation.

Male, 25 — 60 Decibels, March 2024

I gained digital skills through interacting with the platform, I am now able to prepare my documents professionally.

Female, 39 — 60 Decibels, March 2024

Ku barimu

The weekday is supposed to be teachable.

Workspace is built for the hours these teachers described getting back.