Somalia vs Uganda: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Somalia
22.9%
in 2025
Uganda
29.3%
in 2025
Somalia rank
158th
Uganda rank
155th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 29.3% against 22.9% in Somalia, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 158th and Uganda ranks 155th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 8.9% | 7.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 10.8% | 4.9% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 17.4% | 0.2% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 25.0% | 4.8% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 27.8% | 5.5% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 29.3% against 22.9% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Somalia and Uganda?
- 6.4%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Somalia ranks 158th and Uganda ranks 155th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (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