School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9675 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9675 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
168th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.7384 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.9675 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7384 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Kenya 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7384 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7623 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.776 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7967 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8354 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8652 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8826 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8912 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.897 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9236 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9345 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9408 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.94 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9481 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9537 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9489 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9508 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9603 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9571 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9643 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9637 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9708 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9746 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9714 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9583 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9725 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9671 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9355 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9386 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9297 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9462 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9577 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9737 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.965 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9639 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9918 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9909 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9673 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9675 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.961 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9525 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9532 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9675 GPIA | +1.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9675 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9675 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8355 GPIA | 0.7384 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9458 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 0.9603 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.9583 GPIA | 0.9771 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.955 GPIA | 0.9297 GPIA | 0.9737 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.9673 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9585 GPIA | 0.9525 GPIA | 0.9675 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya was 0.9675 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7384 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release