School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kenya

Kenya: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.01 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
55th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.9366 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
16
1998–2016

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kenya, 1998–2016

00.250.50.7511998200720161998: 0.983 GPI1999: 0.969 GPI2000: 0.98 GPI2001: 0.974 GPI2002: 0.95 GPI2003: 0.947 GPI2004: 0.937 GPI2005: 0.955 GPI2006: 0.956 GPI2007: 0.957 GPI2008: 0.964 GPI2009: 0.959 GPI2012: 0.996 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kenya is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kenya peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9366 GPI, in 2004.

That places Kenya 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.976 GPI 0.969 GPI 0.983 GPI 2
2000s 0.9579 GPI 0.9366 GPI 0.9802 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9958 GPI 1.01 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 52 Saint Lucia 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 53 Georgia 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 54 Philippines 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 56 Mauritius 1 GPI compare
  5. 57 Brunei 1 GPI compare
  6. 58 Kuwait 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kenya?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kenya was 1.01 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9366 GPI in 2004.
How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Kenya ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.