Gender Development Index in Kenya
Kenya: Gender Development Index was 0.948 in 2022. β² Rising
Gender Development Index in Kenya, 1999β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Kenya is 0.948, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Kenya peaked at 0.954 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.868, in 2002.
That places Kenya 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.882 | 0.882 | 0.882 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8808 | 0.868 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9364 | 0.923 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9487 | 0.944 | 0.954 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 109 Liechtenstein, Principality of 0.949 compare
- 109 Nicaragua 0.949 compare
- 111 Korea 0.948 compare
- 113 Sri Lanka 0.947 compare
- 114 Madagascar, Republic of 0.945 compare
- 114 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.945 compare
More gender data for Kenya
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 723,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 702,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 712,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 691,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 702,017 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Kenya?
- Gender development index in Kenya was 0.948 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.954 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.868 in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for gender development index?
- Kenya ranks 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.