Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 144,009 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 144,009 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 164.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 144,009 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 49,045 number, in 2003.
That places Kenya 20th out of 134 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 49,045 number | — |
| 2004 | 55,795 number | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 54,479 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 54,358 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 53,517 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 54,758 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 57,021 number | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 59,273 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 118,608 number | +100.1% |
| 2015 | 128,011 number | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 144,009 number | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,139 number | 49,045 number | 57,021 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 112,475 number | 59,273 number | 144,009 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya was 144,009 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 144,009 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,045 number in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 20th out of 134 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.9%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.