School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9736 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Kenya, 1983–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Kenya stood at 0.9736 GPI.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 1.14 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7799 GPI, in 2002.
That places Kenya 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9323 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9925 GPI | 0.9544 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.957 GPI | 0.7799 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9902 GPI | 0.9736 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Kenya was 0.9736 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7799 GPI in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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.