Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya
Kenya: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.6868 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya stood at 0.6868 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya peaked at 0.8995 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6868 GPIA, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 171st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8598 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8105 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8548 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8831 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8995 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8582 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.864 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8724 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8687 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.876 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8687 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6868 GPIA | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8634 GPIA | 0.8105 GPIA | 0.8995 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8105 GPIA | 0.6868 GPIA | 0.876 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kenya was 0.6868 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8995 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6868 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Kenya ranks 171st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper 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