Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Kenya
Kenya: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 45.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Kenya, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kenya stood at 45.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 169.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kenya peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 49th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.2% | — |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +107.4% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 35.0% | 45.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kenya?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kenya was 45.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Kenya ranks 49th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.1%. 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) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release