Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya
Kenya: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
Kenya recorded 1.11 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 1.13 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7429 index, in 1981.
That places Kenya 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.814 index | 0.7429 index | 0.9156 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 0.9488 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 1.08 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 index | 1.11 index | 1.13 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.11 index | 1.13 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 22 Bangladesh 1.12 index compare
- 23 Mauritania 1.12 index compare
- 24 Gambia 1.11 index compare
- 26 Ghana 1.11 index compare
- 27 Comoros 1.1 index compare
- 28 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.1 index 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya was 1.11 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7429 index in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.