Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia
Somalia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.4334 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.4334 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
163rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.4334 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.299 modelled data
in 1996
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia stood at 0.4334 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia peaked at 0.4334 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.299 modelled data, in 1996.
That places Somalia 163rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3211 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3206 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3254 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3271 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3334 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3363 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3343 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3321 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3317 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.331 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3292 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.319 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3137 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3061 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3005 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.299 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2995 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3017 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3027 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3086 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3141 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.321 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3314 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3391 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3478 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3569 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3629 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3701 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3745 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3772 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3835 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3847 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3926 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3995 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4033 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4055 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4053 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4061 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4101 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4179 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4211 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4233 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4281 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4333 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4334 modelled data | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3291 modelled data | 0.3206 modelled data | 0.3363 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3102 modelled data | 0.299 modelled data | 0.331 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3427 modelled data | 0.3086 modelled data | 0.3745 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3968 modelled data | 0.3772 modelled data | 0.4101 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4262 modelled data | 0.4179 modelled data | 0.4334 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 160 Mozambique 0.6214 modelled data compare
- 161 Chad 0.556 modelled data compare
- 162 South Sudan 0.5112 modelled data compare
- 164 Niger 0.379 modelled data compare
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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia was 0.4334 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4334 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.299 modelled data in 1996.
- How does Somalia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Somalia ranks 163rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release