Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Kenya, 1981β2025
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.
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
- 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, 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