Secondary education, teachers, female in Kenya
Kenya: Secondary education, teachers, female was 73,068 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Kenya, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female in Kenya is 73,068, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Kenya peaked at 83,824 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26,724, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 45th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26,724 | — |
| 2002 | 27,928 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 30,626 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 36,401 | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 35,792 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 36,379 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 34,331 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 37,992 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 38,483 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 38,349 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 78,696 | +105.2% |
| 2015 | 83,824 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 73,068 | -12.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +105.2% | 38,349 | 78,696 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,851 | 26,724 | 38,483 | 9 |
| 2010s | 66,956 | 38,349 | 83,824 | 3 |
| 2020s | 73,068 | 73,068 | 73,068 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in Kenya?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Kenya was 73,068 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 83,824 in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,724 in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.