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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5568 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5687 index | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5813 index | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5975 index | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6105 index | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6235 index | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6277 index | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6354 index | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6432 index | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6539 index | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6687 index | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6869 index | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7068 index | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7292 index | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7524 index | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7736 index | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7834 index | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7896 index | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8037 index | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8249 index | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8371 index | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8484 index | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8575 index | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8691 index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8748 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8745 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8809 index | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8929 index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9111 index | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9187 index | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9221 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9241 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9253 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9315 index | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.937 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9457 index | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9574 index | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9672 index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9741 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9846 index | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9893 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | +1.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.03 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.03 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.