Niger vs Somalia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Niger
0.8644 index
in 2025
Somalia
0.7454 index
in 2025
Niger rank
162nd
Somalia rank
165th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.8644 index against 0.7454 index in Somalia, a difference of 0.119 index.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 165th of 165 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.65 index | 0.4285 index | 0.2215 index | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.6089 index | 0.4788 index | 0.1301 index | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.6173 index | 0.5719 index | 0.0454 index | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.7503 index | 0.6582 index | 0.092 index | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.8398 index | 0.7198 index | 0.12 index | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 0.8644 index against 0.7454 index in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.119 index, with Niger 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 165th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β 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.