4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) in Somalia
Somalia: 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) was 41.18 in 2011. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Somalia, 2000–2011
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 41.18 for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in 2011. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 64.7% on the previous year and up 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Somalia peaked at 41.18 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2000.
That places Somalia 156th 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 primary education (%) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | — |
| 2001 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 24 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.18 | +64.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 41.18 is below the median for low income countries, which is 52.5, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 41.18 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5 | 22 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.09 | 25 | 41.18 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 11.23 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 14.73 (1980)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,504 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 882 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 115,828 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,607 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.59 % change on previous year (1986)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Somalia?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Somalia was 41.18 in 2011, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.18 in 2011.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education?
- Somalia ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2011.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.0%. 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 primary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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