Somalia vs South Sudan: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Somalia
0.7454 index
in 2025
South Sudan
0.8003 index
in 2025
Somalia rank
165th
South Sudan rank
163rd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.8003 index against 0.7454 index in Somalia, a difference of 0.0549 index.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 165th and South Sudan ranks 163rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4285 index | 0.1791 index | 0.2494 index | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.4788 index | 0.2841 index | 0.1947 index | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.5719 index | 0.4393 index | 0.1326 index | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.6582 index | 0.5858 index | 0.0724 index | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.7198 index | 0.7418 index | 0.022 index | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.8003 index against 0.7454 index in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.0549 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Somalia ranks 165th and South Sudan ranks 163rd 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.