All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya
Kenya: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 60.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
60.9%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
91st
of 116 countries
All-time high
62.8%
in 2011
All-time low
56.7%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2011–2015
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya, 2011–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya stood at 60.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over five years.
That places Kenya 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 62.8% | — |
| 2012 | 56.7% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | -2.4% |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya was 60.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Kenya ranks 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release