Kenya vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

Kenya
0.9741 GPIA
in 2023
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
0.9765 GPIA
in 2024
Kenya rank
159th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
157th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • Kenya
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.9765 GPIA against 0.9741 GPIA in Kenya, a difference of 0.0024 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 159th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9723 GPIA 0.8396 GPIA 0.1327 GPIA Kenya
2000s 0.9589 GPIA 0.8674 GPIA 0.0914 GPIA Kenya
2010s 0.9948 GPIA 0.9378 GPIA 0.057 GPIA Kenya
2020s 0.9655 GPIA 0.9674 GPIA 0.0019 GPIA UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Kenya or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 0.9765 GPIA against 0.9741 GPIA in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Kenya and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.0024 GPIA, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Kenya and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
Kenya ranks 159th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release