Kenya vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in upper secondary education, female

Kenya
54,256 number
in 2016
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
921,233 number
in 2019
Kenya rank
24th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
22nd

Teachers in upper secondary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 921,233 number against 54,256 number in Kenya, a difference of 866,977 number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.0 times Kenya's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 131 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 19,970 number 727,679 number 707,709 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 42,717 number 858,024 number 815,306 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, female, Kenya or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 921,233 number against 54,256 number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, female between Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
866,977 number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Kenya ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.