Secondary education, teachers in Kenya
Kenya: Secondary education, teachers was 43.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Kenya, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Kenya is 43.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Kenya peaked at 43.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2007.
That places Kenya 153rd out of 198 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 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.2% | — |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 38.2% | 40.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 41.2% | 42.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 150 French Polynesia 45.9%
- 151 Zimbabwe 45.7% compare
- 152 Togo 45.4% compare
- 154 Bhutan 43.0% compare
- 155 New Caledonia 41.5%
- 156 Madagascar 41.0% compare
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 in Kenya?
- Secondary education, teachers in Kenya was 43.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Kenya ranks 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.