Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
107th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.03 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5568 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.03 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5568 modelled data, in 1981.
Kenya ranks 107th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5568 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5687 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5813 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5975 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6105 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6235 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6277 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6354 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6432 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6539 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6687 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6869 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7068 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7292 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7524 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7736 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7834 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7896 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8037 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8249 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8371 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8484 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8575 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8691 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8748 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8745 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8809 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8929 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9111 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9187 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9221 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9241 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9253 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9315 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.937 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9457 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9574 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9672 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9741 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9846 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9893 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.03 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.03 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.605 modelled data | 0.5568 modelled data | 0.6432 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7348 modelled data | 0.6539 modelled data | 0.8037 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8671 modelled data | 0.8249 modelled data | 0.9111 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9403 modelled data | 0.9187 modelled data | 0.9741 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.9846 modelled data | 1.03 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya was 1.03 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5568 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Kenya ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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, upper 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