Kenya vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
Kenya
0.9773 GPIA
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.9727 GPIA
in 2024
Kenya rank
158th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
157th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- Kenya
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9773 GPIA against 0.9727 GPIA in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0046 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 158th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th of 200 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9711 GPIA | 0.8255 GPIA | 0.1456 GPIA | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.9548 GPIA | 0.8582 GPIA | 0.0966 GPIA | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.9934 GPIA | 0.9312 GPIA | 0.0622 GPIA | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.9646 GPIA | 0.9635 GPIA | 0.0011 GPIA | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Kenya or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Kenya, at 0.9773 GPIA against 0.9727 GPIA in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Kenya and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 0.0046 GPIA, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Kenya ranks 158th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
February 2026 Data Release