School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Kenya
Kenya: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.7935 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Kenya, 1984–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.7935 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 0.7935 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3555 GPI, in 1985.
That places Kenya 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.5184 GPI | — |
| 1985 | 0.3555 GPI | -31.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3866 GPI | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5433 GPI | +40.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5364 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5361 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5999 GPI | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5942 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6992 GPI | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6988 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6808 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7165 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7231 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7935 GPI | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4201 GPI | 0.3555 GPI | 0.5184 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5848 GPI | 0.5361 GPI | 0.6992 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6987 GPI | 0.6808 GPI | 0.7165 GPI | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7583 GPI | 0.7231 GPI | 0.7935 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 155 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8225 GPI compare
- 156 Mozambique 0.8098 GPI compare
- 157 Rwanda 0.8043 GPI compare
- 159 Bangladesh 0.7715 GPI compare
- 160 Uganda 0.7671 GPI compare
- 161 Zambia 0.7534 GPI compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Kenya?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Kenya was 0.7935 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7935 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3555 GPI in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.