Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia
Somalia: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7454 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.7454 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia peaked at 0.7454 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4033 modelled data, in 1981.
Somalia ranks 165th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4285 modelled data | 0.4033 modelled data | 0.4574 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4788 modelled data | 0.4598 modelled data | 0.5102 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5719 modelled data | 0.5223 modelled data | 0.616 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6582 modelled data | 0.6239 modelled data | 0.6907 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7198 modelled data | 0.6972 modelled data | 0.7454 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 162 Niger 0.8644 modelled data compare
- 163 South Sudan, Republic of 0.8003 modelled data compare
- 164 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.7702 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia was 0.7454 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7454 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4033 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Somalia rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Somalia ranks 165th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release