Somalia vs South Sudan: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Somalia
0.4334 modelled data
in 2025
South Sudan
0.5112 modelled data
in 2025
Somalia rank
163rd
South Sudan rank
162nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.5112 modelled data against 0.4334 modelled data in Somalia, a difference of 0.0778 modelled data.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 163rd and South Sudan ranks 162nd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3291 modelled data | 0.2536 modelled data | 0.0755 modelled data | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.3102 modelled data | 0.3327 modelled data | 0.0225 modelled data | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.3427 modelled data | 0.3912 modelled data | 0.0486 modelled data | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.3968 modelled data | 0.4504 modelled data | 0.0536 modelled data | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.4262 modelled data | 0.4974 modelled data | 0.0712 modelled data | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.5112 modelled data against 0.4334 modelled data in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.0778 modelled data, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Somalia ranks 163rd and South Sudan ranks 162nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release