School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.9109 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Kenya, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.9109 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Kenya peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5125 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Kenya 63rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5125 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5417 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.857 GPIA | +58.2% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9669 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.708 GPIA | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7956 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7702 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7786 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8234 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8681 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9109 GPIA | +4.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9109 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7504 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9109 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7325 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5271 GPIA | 0.5125 GPIA | 0.5417 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9698 GPIA | 0.857 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7518 GPIA | 0.708 GPIA | 0.7956 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8302 GPIA | 0.7702 GPIA | 0.9109 GPIA | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Kenya was 0.9109 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5125 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release