What's the actual literacy rate in Somalia?

[GemState]

I've heard it's higher than what's reported as a result of Dugsi. What is the actual number then?

Literacy, energy and fertility are the 3 big things we need to escape poverty. But I haven't really heard of anyone focusing on specifically literacy.

 

[NidarNidar]

I've heard it's higher than what's reported as a result of Dugsi. What is the actual number then?

Literacy, energy and fertility are the 3 big things we need to escape poverty. But I haven't really heard of anyone focusing on specifically literacy.

For men I assume it be higher.

 

[Interested]

I would put it atleast 70%. Most of the statistics on this issue are cap, just like alot of the other stats on Somalia...just look at the laughable stats on internet use kkkk

A huge part of the population can pick up the Quran and read.

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

Ismail Ahmed has spent millions on working to eradicate illiteracy

https://sahamiyefoundation.org/our-story/

 

[johnsepei5]

Somalia’s fertility rate is actually decreasing
6.31 births per woman (2021)
5.576 births per woman (2024)
A 1.5% decline from 2023

 

[El Nino]

Somalia’s fertility rate is actually decreasing
6.31 births per woman (2021)
5.576 births per woman (2024)
A 1.5% decline from 2023

Where did you get this? Thats a too big of a difference to happen in a year as Somalias material conditions haven’t changed drastically in a year. Also the year hasn’t finished.

 

[Shangani]

I wouldn't say below 70% but I would say education level is horrible.

 

[johnsepei5]

Where did you get this? Thats a too big of a difference to happen in a year as Somalias material conditions haven’t changed drastically in a year. Also the year hasn’t finished.

1.5% decline is normal in a unpredictable environment

 

[Garaad Awal]

Majority of the rural population in SL,Somalia & Somali region of Ethiopia are illiterate especially women/girls.

 

[Prime Minister]

I wouldn't be surprised if a majority were illiterate

 

[Hilmaam]

I don’t see how Dugsi increases literacy rate. They learn how to read Arabic with harakat and don’t learn language. If Somali was written in Arabic it would be different.

literacy rate is being increased more with phones and having everything at your finger tips. Somalia is becoming very digital to receive and send money you have to be somewhat literate and many use WhatsApp still very low literacy rates but education will be more and more accessible with cheap internet and phones/computers

 

[Heavy Mountains]

According to the 2022 Somalia Integrated Household Budget Survey, over half of the population (53.7 percent) is literate, and the youth literacy rate stands at 70.3 percent.

https://nbs.gov.so/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SOMALIA-INTEGRATED-HOUSEHOLD-BUDGET-SURVEY.pdf

 

[Hotchick12]

Anyone with a phone is literate