Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Somalia
Somalia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Somalia, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.1% | — |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.8%, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 3.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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