Inequality in education in Somalia
Somalia: Inequality in education was 0.4461 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.4461
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4461
in 2022
All-time low
0.4352
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Somalia, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.4461 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Somalia peaked at 0.4461 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4352, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 12th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Inequality in education in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4352 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4352 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4461 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4461 | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.4461 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4009, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.4461 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3425, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4352 | 0.4352 | 0.4352 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4406 | 0.4352 | 0.4461 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 9 Burkina Faso 0.4607 compare
- 10 Djibouti 0.4578 compare
- 11 East Timor 0.4491 compare
- 13 Comoros 0.444 compare
- 14 Benin 0.4403 compare
- 15 Mauritania 0.4399 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 inequality in education in Somalia?
- Inequality in education in Somalia was 0.4461 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4461 in 2022.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4352 in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for inequality in education?
- Somalia ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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