Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 81.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Kenya, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Kenya stood at 81.1%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Kenya peaked at 92.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 146th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.2% | — |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 81.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 81.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.6%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 63.5% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 76.8% | 82.2% | 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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Kenya?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Kenya was 81.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 154 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release