School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 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 61st out of 123 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 non-tertiary, adjusted gender 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% |
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
- 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 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 61st out of 123 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