School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9931 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9931 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
138th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.4556 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
31
1970–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya stood at 0.9931 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4556 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Kenya 138th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4556 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4763 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.51 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5335 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5563 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5911 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7086 GPIA | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7246 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7175 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7226 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7541 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7536 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7878 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7944 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8016 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9384 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9336 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9222 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9394 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9254 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9458 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9226 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8643 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9045 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8923 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9344 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.964 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.978 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9833 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9931 GPIA | +1.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9931 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9931 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5205 GPIA | 0.4556 GPIA | 0.5911 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.7517 GPIA | 0.7086 GPIA | 0.8016 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9384 GPIA | 0.9384 GPIA | 0.9384 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9266 GPIA | 0.8643 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9492 GPIA | 0.9344 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9848 GPIA | 0.978 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 3 |
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya was 0.9931 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4556 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 138th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, 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