Somalia vs South Sudan: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index
Somalia
0.7454 modelled data
in 2025
South Sudan
0.8003 modelled data
in 2025
Somalia rank
165th
South Sudan rank
163rd
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.8003 modelled data against 0.7454 modelled data in Somalia, a difference of 0.0549 modelled data.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 165th and South Sudan ranks 163rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4285 modelled data | 0.1791 modelled data | 0.2494 modelled data | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.4788 modelled data | 0.2841 modelled data | 0.1947 modelled data | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.5719 modelled data | 0.4393 modelled data | 0.1326 modelled data | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.6582 modelled data | 0.5858 modelled data | 0.0724 modelled data | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.7198 modelled data | 0.7418 modelled data | 0.022 modelled data | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.8003 modelled data against 0.7454 modelled data in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.0549 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Somalia ranks 165th and South Sudan ranks 163rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary 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