Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 50.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Kenya, 2003–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 50.5% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Kenya peaked at 50.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 107th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 46.6% | — |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 42.2% | 46.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 47.4% | 50.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 104 Saudi Arabia 51.5% compare
- 105 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.2% compare
- 106 Nigeria 50.6% compare
- 108 India 48.3% compare
- 109 Cape Verde 47.9% compare
- 110 Bhutan 45.7% compare
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 lower secondary education who are female in Kenya?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Kenya was 50.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Kenya ranks 107th out of 138 countries with data for 2015.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. 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.