Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Guinea-Bissau
30.5%
in 2025
Somalia
28.8%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
161st
Somalia rank
164th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Somalia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 30.5% against 28.8% in Somalia, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau'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.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 164th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 19.2% | 8.7% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 20.6% | 6.4% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 23.5% | 5.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 26.0% | 2.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.1% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 30.5% against 28.8% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 1.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 164th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary 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