Kenya vs Netherlands: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Kenya
99.6%
in 2023
Netherlands
99.6%
in 2023
Kenya rank
12th
Netherlands rank
10th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Kenya
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 99.6% against 99.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 190 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 56.9% | 56.9% | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 61.3% | 61.2% | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 65.5% | 65.4% | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 68.6% | 68.6% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 71.5% | 71.4% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 74.4% | 74.2% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 77.3% | 76.9% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 81.2% | 80.5% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 88.4% | 87.2% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 2.2% | 87.1% | 84.8% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 4.1% | 87.6% | 83.5% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 7.3% | 88.1% | 80.7% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 12.8% | 88.6% | 75.8% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 18.9% | 87.8% | 68.9% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 30.4% | 95.4% | 65.0% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 61.2% | 93.0% | 31.8% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 94.0% | 10.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 98.9% | 8.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 99.9% | 15.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 99.8% | 21.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Kenya or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 99.6% against 99.6% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Kenya and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Netherlands?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Netherlands rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Kenya ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.