Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kenya
Kenya: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 60.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kenya, 2011–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 60.9% for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over five years.
Kenya ranks 91st of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 62.8% | — |
| 2012 | 56.7% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | -2.4% |
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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 share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kenya?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kenya was 60.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Kenya ranks 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.