Somalia vs South Sudan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Somalia
0.4334 index
in 2025
South Sudan
0.5112 index
in 2025
Somalia rank
163rd
South Sudan rank
162nd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.5112 index against 0.4334 index in Somalia, a difference of 0.0778 index.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 163rd and South Sudan ranks 162nd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3291 index | 0.2536 index | 0.0755 index | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.3102 index | 0.3327 index | 0.0225 index | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.3427 index | 0.3912 index | 0.0486 index | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.3968 index | 0.4504 index | 0.0536 index | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.4262 index | 0.4974 index | 0.0712 index | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.5112 index against 0.4334 index in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.0778 index, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Somalia ranks 163rd and South Sudan ranks 162nd 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.