Kenya vs South Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Kenya
1 GPIA
in 2016
South Africa
1 GPIA
in 2023
Kenya rank
50th
South Africa rank
50th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 GPIA against 1 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0 GPIA.
Across all 15 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 50th of 192 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0 GPIA | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 1 GPIA against 1 GPIA in South Africa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0 GPIA, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Kenya ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 50th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, 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