Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 99.57 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Kenya, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Kenya is 99.57, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 99.57 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1820.
Kenya ranks 12th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.01 | — |
| 1825 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1840 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1845 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1850 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1855 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1860 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1865 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 1870 | 0.16 | +33.3% |
| 1875 | 0.22 | +37.5% |
| 1880 | 0.31 | +40.9% |
| 1885 | 0.42 | +35.5% |
| 1890 | 0.56 | +33.3% |
| 1895 | 0.77 | +37.5% |
| 1900 | 1.04 | +35.1% |
| 1905 | 1.41 | +35.6% |
| 1910 | 1.91 | +35.5% |
| 1915 | 2.59 | +35.6% |
| 1920 | 3.49 | +34.7% |
| 1925 | 4.7 | +34.7% |
| 1930 | 6.29 | +33.8% |
| 1935 | 8.38 | +33.2% |
| 1940 | 11.07 | +32.1% |
| 1945 | 14.5 | +31.0% |
| 1950 | 18.77 | +29.4% |
| 1955 | 19.13 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 26.04 | +36.1% |
| 1965 | 34.73 | +33.4% |
| 1970 | 43.41 | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 79 | +82.0% |
| 1980 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 62.93 | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 65.74 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 73.1 | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 67.51 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 84.25 | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 83.33 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.78 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 84.37 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.89 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 90.18 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 91.43 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 89.01 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 86.58 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 84.16 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 65.93 | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 68.07 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 99.57 | +46.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 99.57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 99.57 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.105 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.365 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.665 | 0.56 | 0.77 | 2 |
| 1900s | 1.23 | 1.04 | 1.41 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.25 | 1.91 | 2.59 | 2 |
| 1920s | 4.1 | 3.49 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 1930s | 7.34 | 6.29 | 8.38 | 2 |
| 1940s | 12.79 | 11.07 | 14.5 | 2 |
| 1950s | 18.95 | 18.77 | 19.13 | 2 |
| 1960s | 30.38 | 26.04 | 34.73 | 2 |
| 1970s | 61.2 | 43.41 | 79 | 2 |
| 1980s | 84 | 84 | 84 | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.93 | 62.93 | 62.93 | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.86 | 65.74 | 93.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.58 | 84.16 | 89.01 | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.86 | 65.93 | 99.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Kenya?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Kenya was 99.57 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 99.57 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1820.
- How does Kenya rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.