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Gender inequality index — Kenya

Gender inequality index in Kenya in 2023 — 0.526 index. Ranked 143 in the world out of 172. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 22.9%.

2023 0.526 index −0.19% vs 2022
World rank 143of 172
Period maximum 0.684 index2001
Period minimum 0.526 index2023

Trend over time

1999–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Kenya, 1999–20230.50.550.60.650.71999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 0.682 index2000: 0.683 index2001: 0.684 index2002: 0.681 index2003: 0.649 index2004: 0.648 index2005: 0.647 index2006: 0.64 index2007: 0.636 index2008: 0.617 index2009: 0.61 index2010: 0.607 index2011: 0.603 index2012: 0.601 index2013: 0.568 index2014: 0.562 index2015: 0.551 index2016: 0.547 index2017: 0.536 index2018: 0.538 index2019: 0.535 index2020: 0.533 index2021: 0.533 index2022: 0.527 index2023: 0.526 index
Change over the period: −0.156 (−22.87%) Average annual rate: -1.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 0.526 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Eastern Africa computed 0.518 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.526 −0.001 −0.19%
2022 0.527 −0.006 −1.13%
2021 0.533 +0 +0%
2020 0.533 −0.002 −0.37%
2019 0.535 −0.003 −0.56%
2018 0.538 +0.002 +0.37%
2017 0.536 −0.011 −2.01%
2016 0.547 −0.004 −0.73%
2015 0.551 −0.011 −1.96%
2014 0.562 −0.006 −1.06%
2013 0.568 −0.033 −5.49%
2012 0.601 −0.002 −0.33%
2011 0.603 −0.004 −0.66%
2010 0.607 −0.003 −0.49%
2009 0.61 −0.007 −1.13%
2008 0.617 −0.019 −2.99%
2007 0.636 −0.004 −0.63%
2006 0.64 −0.007 −1.08%
2005 0.647 −0.001 −0.15%
2004 0.648 −0.001 −0.15%
2003 0.649 −0.032 −4.7%
2002 0.681 −0.003 −0.44%
2001 0.684 +0.001 +0.15%
2000 0.683 +0.001 +0.15%
1999 0.682 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 0.352 RW Rwanda 0.394 MZ Mozambique 0.479 DJ Djibouti 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.497 BI Burundi 0.501 KM Comoros 0.501 TZ Tanzania 0.504 ZW Zimbabwe 0.519 UG Uganda 0.524 ZM Zambia 0.524 KE Kenya 0.526 MW Malawi 0.581 MG Madagascar 0.584 SO Somalia 0.675
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About the indicator

The UNDP Gender Inequality Index, built on three dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality and adolescent birth rates), empowerment (the share of women in parliament and the level of education) and participation in the labor market. Unlike the Gender Development Index, here zero means full equality and one means extreme inequality: the scale is inverted. Of the three dimensions it is reproductive health that separates countries the most.

Important: The scale is the reverse of the Gender Development Index: here the lower the better. The two are not to be confused — these are different indexes with different components.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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