Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Somalia
Somalia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.4451 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Somalia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.4451 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Somalia peaked at 0.4488 UIS estimate in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3672 UIS estimate, in 2012.
That places Somalia 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Somalia, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3672 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.3972 UIS estimate | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3996 UIS estimate | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3987 UIS estimate | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4028 UIS estimate | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4488 UIS estimate | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4336 UIS estimate | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.393 UIS estimate | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4011 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4048 UIS estimate | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4336 UIS estimate | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4451 UIS estimate | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4051 UIS estimate | 0.3672 UIS estimate | 0.4488 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4212 UIS estimate | 0.4011 UIS estimate | 0.4451 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.4711 UIS estimate compare
- 177 Ghana 0.4664 UIS estimate compare
- 178 Samoa 0.4559 UIS estimate compare
- 180 Micronesia (country) 0.4333 UIS estimate compare
- 181 Azerbaijan 0.4269 UIS estimate compare
- 182 Tonga 0.4184 UIS estimate compare
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (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 0.4451 UIS estimate 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 0.4488 UIS estimate in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3672 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does Somalia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Somalia ranks 179th 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 12.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release