Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Somalia
Somalia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 3.1% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Somalia, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Somalia is 3.1%, 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 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Somalia peaked at 3.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1981.
Somalia ranks 163rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 160 Central African Republic 5.2% compare
- 161 Chad 3.5% compare
- 162 Niger 3.3% compare
- 164 South Sudan 1.4% 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Somalia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Somalia was 3.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1981.
- How does Somalia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Somalia ranks 163rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release