Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Somalia
Somalia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Somalia, 2015–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Somalia is 8.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 471.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Somalia peaked at 8.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2016.
That places Somalia 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- GDP per capita 15.56 million constant LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 8.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings -5.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 28.1% (2025)
- Changes in inventories 5.50 million current US$ (1990)
- Changes in inventories 10.43 billion current LCU (1990)
- Gross capital formation 2.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita growth -0.4% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 8.7% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 2.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Somalia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Somalia was 8.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- How does Somalia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Somalia ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 471.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.