School completion, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.8772 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
School completion, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.8772 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 1.66 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Somalia 39th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School completion, annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0.8593 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9474 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9906 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2002 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1998 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4985 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0.744 % change on previous year | +49.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9847 % change on previous year | +32.3% |
| 1996 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 1997 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8714 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9872 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7739 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 1 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6337 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9839 % change on previous year | +55.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6235 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8521 % change on previous year | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 0.759 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8286 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9615 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.32 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.966 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9922 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8772 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.8772 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.38 % change on previous year, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.8772 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 % change on previous year, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.8593 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8494 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 0.7739 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8931 % change on previous year | 0.6235 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 % change on previous year | 0.8772 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 36 Bangladesh 0.9118 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Ghana 0.893 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Central African Republic 0.8838 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0.85 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Eswatini 0.8433 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Myanmar 0.8422 % change on previous year compare
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 school completion, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Somalia was 0.8772 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 39th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.