Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.003 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kenya, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.003 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 2012.
That places Kenya 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0022 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.004 units per person | +89.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.003 units per person | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.003 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kenya?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kenya was 0.003 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.