4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Somalia
Somalia: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education was 21.2 in 2011. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Somalia, 2000–2011
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 21.2 for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Somalia peaked at 23 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2000.
That places Somalia 157th out of 164 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.2 | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3 | 16 | 23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1 | 19 | 21.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Somalia?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Somalia was 21.2 in 2011, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2006.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Somalia ranks 157th out of 164 countries with data for 2011.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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