Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya
Kenya: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9867 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9867 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
149th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9867 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.675 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
31
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya stood at 0.9867 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya peaked at 0.9867 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.675 GPIA, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 149th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.675 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6977 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7169 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7391 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7881 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8174 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8803 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8921 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8962 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8949 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9054 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8999 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9064 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9078 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9164 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9589 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9673 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9596 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9424 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9623 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9315 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9491 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9429 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9504 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.946 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9551 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.967 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9684 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9719 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9867 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.739 GPIA | 0.675 GPIA | 0.8174 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8999 GPIA | 0.8803 GPIA | 0.9164 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9589 GPIA | 0.9589 GPIA | 0.9589 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9503 GPIA | 0.9315 GPIA | 0.9673 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9611 GPIA | 0.9551 GPIA | 0.967 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9757 GPIA | 0.9684 GPIA | 0.9867 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.93 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1535 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.12 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0744 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya was 0.9867 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9867 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.675 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Kenya ranks 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release