Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kenya
Kenya: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 5.4% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
5.4%
Change on year
up 283.8%
World rank
21st
of 32 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2011
Years of data
5
2011–2015
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kenya, 2011–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kenya stood at 5.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 283.8% on the previous year.
Kenya ranks 21st of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +101.1% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +283.8% |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 18 Switzerland 13.2%
- 19 Jamaica 9.3% compare
- 20 Austria 6.2% compare
- 22 Sri Lanka 4.8% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 3.9% compare
- 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.8%
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.93 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kenya?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kenya was 5.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release