Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Somalia
Somalia: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.2143 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2143 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
164th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.2144 modelled data
in 2024
All-time low
0.0946 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia is 0.2143 modelled data, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia peaked at 0.2144 modelled data in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0946 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Somalia 164th 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, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Somalia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0946 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.0979 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1006 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1023 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1067 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1052 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1104 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1138 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1209 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1255 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.13 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1369 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1369 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1392 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1421 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1404 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1377 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1373 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1291 modelled data | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1188 modelled data | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1179 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1238 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1256 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1271 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1247 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1319 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1368 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1391 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1414 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1446 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1479 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1544 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.154 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1627 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1618 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1647 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1721 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1786 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1844 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1907 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1972 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2019 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2076 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2144 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2143 modelled data | -0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.2143 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 modelled data, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.2143 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1058 modelled data | 0.0946 modelled data | 0.1209 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1355 modelled data | 0.1255 modelled data | 0.1421 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1287 modelled data | 0.1179 modelled data | 0.1414 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1625 modelled data | 0.1446 modelled data | 0.1844 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2043 modelled data | 0.1907 modelled data | 0.2144 modelled data | 6 |
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 completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Somalia was 0.2143 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2144 modelled data in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0946 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Somalia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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, upper secondary 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