Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Kenya

Kenya: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.9428 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
16
1998–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Kenya, 1998–2016

00.250.50.7511998200720161998: 0.983 GPI1999: 0.972 GPI2000: 0.983 GPI2001: 0.977 GPI2002: 0.954 GPI2003: 0.952 GPI2004: 0.943 GPI2005: 0.961 GPI2006: 0.965 GPI2007: 0.963 GPI2008: 0.973 GPI2009: 0.968 GPI2012: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Kenya stood at 1 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Kenya peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9428 GPI, in 2004.

Kenya ranks 56th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Kenya, 1998 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.9825 GPI
1999 0.9721 GPI -1.1%
2000 0.9831 GPI +1.1%
2001 0.9772 GPI -0.6%
2002 0.9545 GPI -2.3%
2003 0.9522 GPI -0.2%
2004 0.9428 GPI -1.0%
2005 0.9613 GPI +2.0%
2006 0.9648 GPI +0.4%
2007 0.9626 GPI -0.2%
2008 0.9729 GPI +1.1%
2009 0.9675 GPI -0.6%
2012 1 GPI +3.5%
2014 1.01 GPI +0.7%
2015 1 GPI -0.7%
2016 1 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9773 GPI 0.9721 GPI 0.9825 GPI 2
2000s 0.9639 GPI 0.9428 GPI 0.9831 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 53 Georgia 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 54 Philippines 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 55 Oman 1 GPI compare
  4. 57 Brunei Darussalam 1 GPI compare
  5. 58 Tunisia 1 GPI compare
  6. 59 Egypt 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Kenya?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Kenya was 1 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9428 GPI in 2004.
How does Kenya rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Kenya ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.