Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Somalia
Somalia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Somalia, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 103.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Somalia peaked at 1.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
That places Somalia 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 6.01 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Somalia?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Somalia was 0.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.