School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.8324 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia, 1971–2023
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 212th out of 215 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.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3274 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3341 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3591 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4167 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5487 GPIA | +31.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5445 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5688 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5625 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5802 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5676 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5531 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5403 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5523 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5339 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5125 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5655 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8324 GPIA | +47.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.8324 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.8324 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +47.2% | 0.5655 GPIA | 0.8324 GPIA |
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
- 209 Falkland Islands 0.857 GPIA compare
- 210 Guinea 0.8565 GPIA compare
- 211 Eritrea 0.8484 GPIA compare
- 213 Saint Helena 0.8208 GPIA compare
- 214 Central African Republic 0.7866 GPIA compare
- 215 Afghanistan 0.7748 GPIA 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 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 212th out of 215 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