Kenya vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity

Kenya
0.9867 GPIA
in 2023
Nigeria
0.987 GPIA
in 2023
Kenya rank
149th
Nigeria rank
146th

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

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
00.20.40.60.81197019962023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.987 GPIA against 0.9867 GPIA in Kenya, a difference of 0.0003 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 149th and Nigeria ranks 146th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7072 GPIA 0.5983 GPIA 0.1089 GPIA Kenya
1980s 0.8976 GPIA 0.73 GPIA 0.1676 GPIA Kenya
1990s 0.9589 GPIA 0.8157 GPIA 0.1433 GPIA Kenya
2000s 0.949 GPIA 0.8399 GPIA 0.1091 GPIA Kenya
2010s 0.967 GPIA 0.925 GPIA 0.042 GPIA Kenya
2020s 0.9775 GPIA 0.989 GPIA 0.0115 GPIA Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity, Kenya or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.987 GPIA against 0.9867 GPIA in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity between Kenya and Nigeria?
0.0003 GPIA, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
Kenya ranks 149th and Nigeria ranks 146th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kenya vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-secondary-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/kenya/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-secondary-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/kenya/nigeria/">Kenya vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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
427 places, 15,550 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release