Niger vs Somalia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Niger
0.379 index
in 2025
Somalia
0.4334 index
in 2025
Niger rank
164th
Somalia rank
163rd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.4334 index against 0.379 index in Niger, a difference of 0.0544 index.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 164th and Somalia ranks 163rd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3743 index | 0.3291 index | 0.0452 index | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.4588 index | 0.3102 index | 0.1485 index | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.4541 index | 0.3427 index | 0.1115 index | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.4416 index | 0.3968 index | 0.0448 index | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.3837 index | 0.4262 index | 0.0425 index | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.4334 index against 0.379 index in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.0544 index, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 164th and Somalia ranks 163rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.