School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.7994 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Somalia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Somalia stood at 0.7994 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Somalia peaked at 0.7994 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3 GPIA, in 1971.
Somalia ranks 204th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Somalia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3039 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3269 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3733 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.508 GPIA | +36.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5254 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5487 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5394 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5552 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5395 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5382 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5371 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5579 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5458 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.532 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5453 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7994 GPIA | +46.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.7994 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.955 GPIA, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.7994 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender 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 | +46.6% | 0.5453 GPIA | 0.7994 GPIA |
| 1976 | +36.1% | 0.3733 GPIA | 0.508 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4282 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA | 0.5487 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5437 GPIA | 0.532 GPIA | 0.5579 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5453 GPIA | 0.5453 GPIA | 0.5453 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.7994 GPIA | 0.7994 GPIA | 0.7994 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 201 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8313 GPIA compare
- 202 Chad 0.8221 GPIA compare
- 203 Yemen 0.8209 GPIA compare
- 205 Guinea 0.7842 GPIA compare
- 206 Central African Republic 0.7668 GPIA compare
- 207 Afghanistan 0.7163 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Somalia was 0.7994 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7994 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Somalia ranks 204th out of 208 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release