Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya
Kenya: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.17 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya is 1.17 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 1.17 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7039 index, in 1981.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7039 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7182 index | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7366 index | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7538 index | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7772 index | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7984 index | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8236 index | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8559 index | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8867 index | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9131 index | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9414 index | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9733 index | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.04 index | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.08 index | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 index | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.11 index | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.12 index | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.12 index | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.11 index | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1 index | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1 index | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 index | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 index | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1 index | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.13 index | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.14 index | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.15 index | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.16 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.17 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.17 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 index | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.15 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.15 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.16 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.16 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.17 index | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.17 index | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.17 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.17 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7838 index | 0.7039 index | 0.8867 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 index | 0.9131 index | 1.12 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 index | 1.1 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 index | 1.11 index | 1.17 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 index | 1.15 index | 1.17 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya was 1.17 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7039 index in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.