Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Somalia
8.8%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
8.2%
in 2025
Somalia rank
157th
Zimbabwe rank
160th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 8.8% against 8.2% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Somalia ranks 157th and Zimbabwe ranks 160th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 10.6% | 4.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 10.4% | 3.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 9.9% | 3.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 8.5% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 0.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 8.8% against 8.2% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Somalia ranks 157th and Zimbabwe ranks 160th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper 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