School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.7696 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya stood at 0.7696 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 0.7696 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3555 GPIA, in 1985.
Kenya ranks 161st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.5184 GPIA | — |
| 1985 | 0.3555 GPIA | -31.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3866 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5433 GPIA | +40.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5364 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5361 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5999 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5942 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6992 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6988 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6808 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7165 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7032 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7696 GPIA | +9.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.7696 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.7696 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4201 GPIA | 0.3555 GPIA | 0.5184 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5848 GPIA | 0.5361 GPIA | 0.6992 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6987 GPIA | 0.6808 GPIA | 0.7165 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7364 GPIA | 0.7032 GPIA | 0.7696 GPIA | 2 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya was 0.7696 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7696 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3555 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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, 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