Kenya vs Nepal: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Kenya
0.9675 index
in 2023
Nepal
0.9653 index
in 2025
Kenya rank
168th
Nepal rank
170th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Kenya
- Nepal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9675 index against 0.9653 index in Nepal, a difference of 0.0022 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 168th and Nepal ranks 170th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7384 index | 0.1842 index | 0.5542 index | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.9482 index | 0.4489 index | 0.4993 index | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.967 index | 0.6625 index | 0.3045 index | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.955 index | 0.8983 index | 0.0567 index | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.9923 index | 1.06 index | 0.0701 index | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.9585 index | 1.01 index | 0.0515 index | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Kenya or Nepal?
- Kenya, at 0.9675 index against 0.9653 index in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Kenya and Nepal?
- 0.0022 index, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 168th and Nepal ranks 170th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.