Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kenya
Kenya: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.8647 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8647
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
96th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.8647
in 2024
All-time low
0.4199
in 1979
Years of data
8
1979–2024
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kenya, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kenya stood at 0.8647. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kenya peaked at 0.8647 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4199, in 1979.
Kenya ranks 96th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4199 | — |
| 2009 | 0.787 | +87.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8377 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8574 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8522 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8476 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8579 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8647 | +0.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.8647 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8492, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.8647 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7483, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4199 | 0.4199 | 0.4199 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8475 | 0.8377 | 0.8574 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8556 | 0.8476 | 0.8647 | 4 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kenya?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kenya was 0.8647 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8647 in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4199 in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Kenya ranks 96th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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