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.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Somalia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3191 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.3248 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3478 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4026 GPI | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5349 GPI | +32.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5357 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5659 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5637 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5824 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.557 GPI | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5437 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5308 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5414 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5222 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5006 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5532 GPI | +10.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5532 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9351 GPI, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5532 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9648 GPI, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
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.