Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 168,396 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Kenya, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Kenya is 168,396, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 198,752 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68,089, in 2001.
That places Kenya 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68,089 | — |
| 2002 | 70,432 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 74,839 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 92,691 | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 90,728 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 91,207 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 89,838 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 93,709 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 95,816 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 94,934 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 94,053 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 93,171 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 139,266 | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 185,361 | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 198,752 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 168,396 | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,261 | 68,089 | 95,816 | 9 |
| 2010s | 134,256 | 93,171 | 198,752 | 6 |
| 2020s | 168,396 | 168,396 | 168,396 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Kenya?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Kenya was 168,396 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 198,752 in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,089 in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.