Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 60.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kenya, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 60.5% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kenya peaked at 60.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 162nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 41.9% | — |
| 1999 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 41.9% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 40.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 48.0% | 53.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 52.9% | 60.5% | 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 primary education who are female in Kenya?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kenya was 60.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Kenya ranks 162nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release