Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia
Somalia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 22.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 22.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia peaked at 22.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1996.
That places Somalia 158th 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, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.5% | — |
| 1982 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.9% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.2% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.5% | 22.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (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, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia was 22.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1996.
- How does Somalia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Somalia ranks 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release