Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Kenya
Kenya: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 44.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Kenya, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kenya stood at 44.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kenya peaked at 44.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 56th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.2% | — |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +204.7% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 41.8% | 44.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 53 Netherlands 46.1% compare
- 54 Finland 45.6% compare
- 55 Austria 44.4% compare
- 57 Costa Rica 43.8% compare
- 58 Russian Federation 43.3% compare
- 59 Greece 43.2% compare
More science & technology data for Kenya
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kenya?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kenya was 44.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Kenya ranks 56th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release