Global Gender Gap Index in Kenya
Kenya: Global Gender Gap Index was 0.7293 in 2022. β² Rising
Global Gender Gap Index in Kenya, 2006β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.7293 for global gender gap index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in Kenya peaked at 0.7293 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6485, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 59th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6513 | 0.6485 | 0.6547 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6886 | 0.6493 | 0.7258 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6974 | 0.671 | 0.7293 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 56 Montenegro 0.7321 compare
- 57 Georgia 0.7305 compare
- 58 Timor-Leste 0.7302 compare
- 60 Eswatini 0.7275 compare
- 61 El Salvador 0.7274 compare
- 62 Israel 0.7266 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 global gender gap index in Kenya?
- Global gender gap index in Kenya was 0.7293 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7293 in 2022.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6485 in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for global gender gap index?
- Kenya ranks 59th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Global Gender Gap Index (GGI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.