Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Kenya
Kenya: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 50.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.6%
Change on year
up 32.5%
World rank
18th
of 78 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2024
All-time low
17.8%
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2024
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Kenya, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 50.6% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.5% on the previous year and up 153.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Kenya peaked at 50.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 18th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17.8% | — |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +92.4% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 50.6% | +32.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 50.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.1%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 50.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.2%, 1.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 38.2% | 50.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 38 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 38 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Kenya?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Kenya was 50.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.1%. 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 Researchers (FTE) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release