Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPIA, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 18th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release