School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.7371 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya, 1984–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya stood at 0.7371 GPI. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 0.7371 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3515 GPI, in 1985.
That places Kenya 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.5125 GPI | — |
| 1985 | 0.3515 GPI | -31.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3827 GPI | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5402 GPI | +41.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5336 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5334 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5968 GPI | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5912 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6948 GPI | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7117 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6992 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7371 GPI | +5.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.7371 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.7371 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4156 GPI | 0.3515 GPI | 0.5125 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5817 GPI | 0.5334 GPI | 0.6948 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.716 GPI | 0.6992 GPI | 0.7371 GPI | 3 |
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, tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Kenya was 0.7371 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7371 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3515 GPI in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, 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.