Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia
Somalia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia is 8.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia peaked at 8.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2001.
Somalia ranks 157th of 164 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.2% | — |
| 1982 | 6.3% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 154 Mali 11.3% compare
- 155 Burundi 10.2% compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 9.0% compare
- 158 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.7% compare
- 159 Mozambique 8.7% compare
- 160 Zimbabwe 8.2% 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Somalia was 8.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2001.
- How does Somalia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Somalia ranks 157th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release