Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia
Somalia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8324 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia stood at 0.8324 index. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia peaked at 0.8324 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3274 index, 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.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3274 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.3341 index | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3591 index | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4167 index | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5487 index | +31.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5445 index | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5688 index | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5625 index | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5802 index | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5676 index | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5531 index | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5403 index | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5523 index | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5339 index | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5125 index | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5655 index | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8324 index | +47.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.8324 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 index, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.8324 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 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 index | 0.8324 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4577 index | 0.3274 index | 0.5688 index | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5485 index | 0.5125 index | 0.5802 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5655 index | 0.5655 index | 0.5655 index | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8324 index | 0.8324 index | 0.8324 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 209 Falkland Islands 0.857 index compare
- 210 Guinea 0.8565 index compare
- 211 Eritrea 0.8484 index compare
- 213 Saint Helena 0.8208 index compare
- 214 Central African Republic 0.7866 index compare
- 215 Afghanistan 0.7748 index compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Somalia was 0.8324 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8324 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3274 index in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for primary school life expectancy, 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.