Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 54,256 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kenya, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kenya is 54,256 number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 170.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kenya peaked at 54,256 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18,599 number, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 24th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18,599 number | — |
| 2004 | 20,034 number | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 19,931 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20,039 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19,009 number | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 20,405 number | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 21,770 number | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 22,267 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 46,257 number | +107.7% |
| 2015 | 48,088 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 54,256 number | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,970 number | 18,599 number | 21,770 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 42,717 number | 22,267 number | 54,256 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 21 Korea 66,985 number compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 60,792 number compare
- 23 Philippines 59,527 number compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 52,936 number compare
- 26 Belgium 52,048 number
- 27 Bangladesh 43,038 number 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 teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kenya?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kenya was 54,256 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 54,256 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,599 number in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 24th out of 131 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female 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.