Lower secondary completion in Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Name: Lower secondary completion in Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Creator: UNESCO UIS
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

In Somalia, Fed. Rep., 47.9% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2023.

Completion rate, lower secondary education % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2006 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS

Somalia, Fed. Rep., 2023 47.9% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age

Change from 2011 +26.7percentage points 2011: 21.2%

Lower secondary completion in Somalia, Fed. Rep. over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, lower secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2006 to 2023
Period	Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2023	47.9%
2011	21.2%
2006	22.7%

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In short

The previous available figure was 21.2% in 2011, a change of +26.7 percentage points.
Since 2006, when it was 22.7%, the figure has changed by +25.2 percentage points.

More for Somalia, Fed. Rep.

All statistics for Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Primary completion (UIS) 49.8% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 9.2% 2011 · UNESCO UIS ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 43.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Out-of-school children 85.3% 1980 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 79.8% 1980 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 82.7% 1980 · UNESCO UIS

Source and dates

Original producer: UNESCO UIS
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code: CR.2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2006 to 2023 for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Provider update: Not stated by the provider
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org

Somalia, Fed. Rep. by sex

Total 47.9%2023
Girls 43.7%2023
Boys 52.4%2023

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What this measures

Share of young people aged 3 to 5 years older than the official age for the last grade of lower secondary school who have completed lower secondary education (SDG indicator 4.1.2).

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