Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kenya

Kenya: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 4 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
4
in 2019
All-time low
3.27
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kenya, 2015–2023

012342015201920232015: 3.32016: 3.32017: 3.62018: 3.62019: 42020: 42021: 42022: 42023: 4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 4 for level of national compliance with labor rights in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Kenya peaked at 4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.27, in 2015.

Kenya ranks 43rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kenya, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 3.27
2016 3.27 +0.0%
2017 3.62 +10.7%
2018 3.62 +0.0%
2019 4 +10.5%
2020 4 +0.0%
2021 4 +0.0%
2022 4 +0.0%
2023 4 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.56 3.27 4 5
2020s 4 4 4 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Kenya?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kenya was 4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2019.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 3.27 in 2015.
How does Kenya rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Kenya ranks 43rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 1,674 data points, 2015–2023
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