School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.25 GPIA in 1986. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia, 1971–1986
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 1.25 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 1986. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.6495 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Somalia 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 1986, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8739 GPIA | 0.6495 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.9041 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1.45 GPIA compare
- 3 Cook Islands 1.24 GPIA
- 4 Anguilla 1.23 GPIA
- 5 Senegal 1.18 GPIA compare
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia was 1.25 GPIA in 1986, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6495 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 1986.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release