Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female in Somalia
Somalia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Somalia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Somalia stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Somalia peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
Somalia ranks 166th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Somalia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Somalia was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
- How does Somalia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Somalia ranks 166th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release