Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya
Kenya: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.09 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9157 GPIA, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 5th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9157 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9819 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9819 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9773 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9903 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9799 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9833 GPIA | 0.9157 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya was 1.09 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9157 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release