Human capital composite index in Somalia
Somalia: Human capital composite index was -3.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023. βΌ Falling
Human capital composite index in Somalia, 1971β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Somalia is -3.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2023.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Somalia peaked at -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1972 and was at its lowest, -4.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2007.
That places Somalia 202nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.73 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1980s | -1.95 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2000s | -4.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 2020s | -3.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- 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)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 6.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Somalia?
- Human capital composite index in Somalia was -3.89 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1972.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2007.
- How does Somalia rank for human capital composite index?
- Somalia ranks 202nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.