Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Somalia
Somalia: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 0.7454 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7454 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
165th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.7454 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.4033 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Somalia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4033 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4105 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4135 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4204 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4264 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4355 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4415 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4479 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4574 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4598 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4622 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4619 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4651 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4722 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4792 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4854 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4924 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4994 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5102 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5223 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5328 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5452 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5553 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5674 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5801 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.591 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6003 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6085 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.616 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6239 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6315 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6387 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6461 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6546 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6602 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6699 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6808 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6859 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6907 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6972 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7063 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7155 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7212 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7331 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7454 modelled data | +1.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.7454 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.7454 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 0.8003 modelled data compare
- 164 Afghanistan 0.7702 modelled data compare
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 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