School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.936 GPI in 2009. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya, 1984–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya is 0.936 GPI, measured in 2009.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 0.9562 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8844 GPI, in 1985.
Kenya ranks 147th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.893 GPI | — |
| 1985 | 0.8844 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8959 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9562 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9484 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9305 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9233 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.94 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9319 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.936 GPI | +0.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.936 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9957 GPI, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.936 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8911 GPI | 0.8844 GPI | 0.8959 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.938 GPI | 0.9233 GPI | 0.9562 GPI | 7 |
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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya was 0.936 GPI in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9562 GPI in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8844 GPI in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 147th out of 175 countries with data for 2009.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, 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.