Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of total government spending on essential … education was 4.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.4%
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
127th
of 130 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2024
All-time low
1.7%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia is 4.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 160.9% over ten years.
Somalia ranks 127th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.7% | — |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +76.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +12.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 4.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.5%, 33% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 4.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 33% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia was 4.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Somalia ranks 127th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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