Researchers per million people — all countries

Researchers per million people — Kenya

Researchers per million people in Kenya in 2024 — 384 per 1M. Ranked 24 in the world out of 28. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 583.4%.

2024 384 per 1M +91.2% vs 2023
World rank 24of 28
Period maximum 384 per 1M2024
Period minimum 56 per 1M2007

Trend over time

2007–2024 · per million people

Researchers per million people — Kenya, 2007–2024010020030040020072009201120132015201720192021202320242007: 56 per 1M2010: 227 per 1M2022: 169 per 1M2023: 201 per 1M2024: 384 per 1M
Change over the period: +328 (+583.43%) Average annual rate: 11.97 %
Researchers per million people — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1M Change Change, %
2024 384 +183 +91.2%
2023 201 +32 +19.13%
2022 169
2010 227
2007 56

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 689 KE Kenya 384

About the indicator

The number of researchers (professionals engaged in creating new knowledge, products and methods) per million people, in full-time equivalent. Doctoral students who conduct research are included. Conversion to full-time equivalent makes it possible to compare countries in which the share of part-time work in research differs.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.