School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.979 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.979 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
160th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.979 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.6571 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
31
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya stood at 0.979 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya peaked at 0.979 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6571 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Kenya 160th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6571 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6802 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7013 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7242 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7756 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8054 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8718 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8842 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8881 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8871 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8983 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8915 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8997 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.901 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9094 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9522 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9533 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9367 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9604 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9284 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.946 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9464 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9379 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9441 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9389 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9541 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9677 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.964 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.979 GPIA | +1.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.979 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.979 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7239 GPIA | 0.6571 GPIA | 0.8054 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8923 GPIA | 0.8718 GPIA | 0.9094 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9522 GPIA | 0.9522 GPIA | 0.9522 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9453 GPIA | 0.9284 GPIA | 0.9607 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9609 GPIA | 0.9541 GPIA | 0.9677 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9699 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 0.979 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 157 Micronesia (country) 0.9804 GPIA compare
- 158 Albania 0.9801 GPIA compare
- 159 Azerbaijan 0.9792 GPIA compare
- 161 Niue 0.9789 GPIA compare
- 162 Uzbekistan 0.978 GPIA compare
- 163 Australia 0.9762 GPIA compare
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya was 0.979 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.979 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6571 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Kenya ranks 160th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 and 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