School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9612 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya, 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya stood at 0.9612 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya peaked at 0.9612 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8867 GPIA, in 1985.
Kenya ranks 146th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.8953 GPIA | — |
| 1985 | 0.8867 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.896 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9519 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9444 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9271 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9222 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9392 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9305 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9612 GPIA | +2.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9612 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9612 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9527 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8927 GPIA | 0.8867 GPIA | 0.896 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9356 GPIA | 0.9222 GPIA | 0.9519 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9612 GPIA | 0.9612 GPIA | 0.9612 GPIA | 1 |
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya was 0.9612 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9612 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8867 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 to 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