Afghanistan vs Somalia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Afghanistan
0.7702 index
in 2025
Somalia
0.7454 index
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
164th
Somalia rank
165th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.7702 index against 0.7454 index in Somalia, a difference of 0.0248 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 164th and Somalia ranks 165th of 165 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1105 index | 0.4285 index | 0.318 index | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.1957 index | 0.4788 index | 0.2831 index | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.2835 index | 0.5719 index | 0.2884 index | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.5582 index | 0.6582 index | 0.1 index | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.7186 index | 0.7198 index | 0.0012 index | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 0.7702 index against 0.7454 index in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.0248 index, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 164th and Somalia ranks 165th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.