Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.17 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.17 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.17 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7039 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.17 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya peaked at 1.17 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7039 modelled data, in 1981.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7039 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7182 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7366 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7538 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7772 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7984 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8236 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8559 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8867 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9131 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9414 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9733 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.04 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.08 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.17 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.17 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.17 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7838 modelled data | 0.7039 modelled data | 0.8867 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.9131 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya was 1.17 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7039 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release