School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9773 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9773 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
158th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.999 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.9347 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
20
1998–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kenya, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kenya is 0.9773 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kenya peaked at 0.999 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9347 GPIA, in 2004.
Kenya ranks 158th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9778 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9643 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9757 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9703 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9459 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9442 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9347 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9531 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9548 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9534 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9544 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9865 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.999 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.992 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9633 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9607 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9571 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9773 GPIA | +2.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9773 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9773 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9882 GPIA, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9711 GPIA | 0.9643 GPIA | 0.9778 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9548 GPIA | 0.9347 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9934 GPIA | 0.9865 GPIA | 0.999 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9646 GPIA | 0.9571 GPIA | 0.9773 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kenya was 0.9773 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.999 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9347 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Kenya ranks 158th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower 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