School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8324 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia is 0.8324 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia peaked at 0.8324 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3274 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Somalia 207th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4577 GPIA | 0.3274 GPIA | 0.5688 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5485 GPIA | 0.5125 GPIA | 0.5802 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5655 GPIA | 0.5655 GPIA | 0.5655 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8324 GPIA | 0.8324 GPIA | 0.8324 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 204 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.857 GPIA compare
- 205 Guinea 0.8565 GPIA compare
- 206 Eritrea 0.8484 GPIA compare
- 208 Central African Republic 0.7866 GPIA compare
- 209 Afghanistan 0.7748 GPIA compare
More education data for Somalia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia was 0.8324 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8324 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3274 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Somalia ranks 207th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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