Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya
Kenya: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya stood at 1.03 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya peaked at 1.03 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5568 index, in 1981.
Kenya ranks 107th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.605 index | 0.5568 index | 0.6432 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7348 index | 0.6539 index | 0.8037 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8671 index | 0.8249 index | 0.9111 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9403 index | 0.9187 index | 0.9741 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9846 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5568 index in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.