School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 0.9413 GPI in 2009. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kenya, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kenya is 0.9413 GPI, measured in 2009.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 0.9651 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6589 GPI, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 165th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6589 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6808 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7006 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7227 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7732 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8025 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8678 GPI | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8805 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8846 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8842 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8962 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8896 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8993 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9015 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9108 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9567 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9651 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9574 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9402 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.962 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9295 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9469 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9474 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9395 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9454 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9413 GPI | -0.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9413 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9931 GPI, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9413 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9578 GPI, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7231 GPI | 0.6589 GPI | 0.8025 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8905 GPI | 0.8678 GPI | 0.9108 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9567 GPI | 0.9567 GPI | 0.9567 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9475 GPI | 0.9295 GPI | 0.9651 GPI | 10 |
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, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kenya was 0.9413 GPI in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9651 GPI in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6589 GPI in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2009.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.