Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Kenya
Kenya: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Kenya is 1.17, 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 completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 1.17 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7039, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7838 | 0.7039 | 0.8867 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 | 0.9131 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 6 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Kenya?
- Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Kenya was 1.17 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7039 in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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