Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Kenya
Kenya: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 73,068 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Kenya, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 73,068 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Kenya peaked at 83,824 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26,724, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 45th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) 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% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 73,068 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,282, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 73,068 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,114, 10.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, female (number) 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
- 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 teachers in secondary education, female in Kenya?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Kenya was 73,068 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 83,824 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,724 in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release