World Bank Gender Statistics for Kenya, 2026

World Bank Group data on gender equality as a core development objective. The database hosts the latest sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics covering demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life, and agency. This dataset from HDX is licensed under CC-BY-4.0 and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender gaps in education and health outcomes based on sex-disaggregated statistics mentioned in the description
• Model the relationship between gender equality and economic productivity indicators described in the data
• Track progress on development objectives related to women's agency and decision-making using the latest gender statistics

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative World Bank Group, a major international financial institution.
• The dataset is explicitly focused on filling significant gaps in gender data, as per the World Bank's 2016-2023 Gender Equality Strategy.
• Coverage includes multiple domains: demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life, and agency.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Aggregated from the World Bank's data portal, likely comprising official statistics and surveys.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified in the provided input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 04:30:53.612391; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kenya