According to UNESCO Somalia it has an adult literacy rate of 54%. While the male literacy rate is 65%, for females is 44%, showing a big gap between the sexes.
Compared to the rest of countries Somalia has a low literacy rate.
The literacy rate, has increased in recent years.
Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate is an indicator of the quality of education, and Somalia is one of the lowest young literacy rate country.
Here we show you literacy rate in Somalia. You can see also:
- Literacy rate in other countries: ranking of literacy rate
- Government expenditure on education in Somalia
- Economic information about Somalia: Somalia's economy