Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 0.9953 GPIA in 2009. ▬ Flat
Latest (2009)
0.9953 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
168th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.9867 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
11
1999–2009
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya, 1999–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya is 0.9953 GPIA, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9867 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Kenya 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9961 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.987 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9867 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9953 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9953 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPIA, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9867 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 165 Nepal 0.998 GPIA compare
- 166 Paraguay 0.9976 GPIA compare
- 167 Puerto Rico 0.9966 GPIA
- 169 Costa Rica 0.9921 GPIA compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9919 GPIA compare
- 171 South Africa 0.9866 GPIA compare
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya was 0.9953 GPIA in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9867 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kenya ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release