School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.5532 GPI in 2007. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Somalia, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Somalia is 0.5532 GPI, measured in 2007.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Somalia peaked at 0.5824 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3191 GPI, in 1971.
That places Somalia 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4493 GPI | 0.3191 GPI | 0.5659 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5397 GPI | 0.5006 GPI | 0.5824 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5532 GPI | 0.5532 GPI | 0.5532 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 194 Central African Republic 0.7801 GPI compare
- 195 Chad 0.7757 GPI compare
- 196 Afghanistan 0.6671 GPI compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.697 °C (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Somalia was 0.5532 GPI in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5824 GPI in 1980.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3191 GPI in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Somalia ranks 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2007.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.