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Kenya education indicators: girls and boys

11 indicators on girls and boys. Where the gap closed, and where it reversed. Each carries the years published, the latest value, the source and the year that source reports. The data hub has every topic in one table.

Adult literacy, men

87.5%
as reported for 2000
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2000.

Adult literacy, women

77.9%
as reported for 2000
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2000.

Boys out of primary school

1999 986,6342000 952,3522001 742,7992002 721,9662003 397,1752004 432,5992005 415,2522006 443,7472007 121,9762008 287,0422009 222,1372012 678,2242021 1,599,0922022 1,400,9822023 386,718

386,718
as reported for 2023
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2023.

Gender parity, primary (1.00 is equal)

1990 0.971991 0.971992 0.971993 0.981994 0.981995 0.981998 0.981999 0.972000 0.982001 0.982002 0.952003 0.952004 0.942005 0.962006 0.972007 0.982008 0.982009 0.982012 1.012014 1.012015 1.002016 1.002019 0.97

0.97
as reported for 2019
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2019.

Gender parity, secondary

1999 0.952000 0.942001 0.932002 0.952003 1.012004 0.922005 0.942006 0.922007 0.872008 0.912009 0.90

0.90
as reported for 2009
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2009.

Gender parity, tertiary

2000 0.542001 0.542002 0.542004 0.602005 0.592009 0.702015 0.702016 0.682017 0.722023 0.722024 0.79

0.79
as reported for 2024
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2024.

Girls out of primary school

1999 977,1672000 914,8022001 727,4932002 892,2952003 440,3502004 476,0362005 445,9042006 470,8272007 189,6332008 314,7252009 283,4642012 570,8332021 1,397,6572022 1,303,4522023 17,499

17,499
as reported for 2023
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2023.

Secondary enrolment ratio, boys

1999 41.4%2000 42.1%2001 43.2%2002 43.0%2003 43.2%2004 48.9%2005 48.6%2006 50.7%2007 54.5%2008 59.8%2009 60.9%2015 75.0%2016 75.8%2021 81.1%2022 84.1%2023 83.9%

83.9%
as reported for 2023
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2023.

Secondary enrolment ratio, girls

1999 39.3%2000 39.8%2001 40.2%2002 40.7%2003 43.9%2004 45.3%2005 45.9%2006 46.9%2007 47.3%2008 54.3%2009 54.6%2015 70.2%2016 73.1%2021 79.7%2022 83.4%2023 84.8%

84.8%
as reported for 2023
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2023.

Tertiary enrolment ratio, men

2000 3.65%2001 3.75%2002 3.74%2004 3.70%2005 3.76%2009 4.70%2015 10.9%2016 13.9%2017 13.8%2023 10.1%2024 11.6%

11.6%
as reported for 2024
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2024.

Tertiary enrolment ratio, women

2000 1.98%2001 2.01%2002 2.01%2004 2.22%2005 2.24%2009 3.29%2015 7.63%2016 9.45%2017 9.88%2023 7.30%2024 9.23%

9.23%
as reported for 2024
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2024.