Compulsory education, duration in Somalia
Somalia: Compulsory education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 197 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 2021
All-time low
8 years
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Compulsory education, duration in Somalia, 2021–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 8 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
That places Somalia 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Compulsory education, duration in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 years | — |
| 2022 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 years | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 8 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.5 years, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 8 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8 years, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 156 Belize 8 years compare
- 156 Croatia 8 years compare
- 156 Eritrea 8 years compare
- 156 Ethiopia 8 years compare
- 156 India 8 years compare
- 156 Malawi 8 years compare
- 156 Micronesia (country) 8 years compare
- 156 Samoa 8 years compare
- 156 Serbia 8 years compare
- 156 South Sudan 8 years compare
- 156 Sudan 8 years compare
More education data for Somalia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,504 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 882 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 115,828 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,607 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.59 % change on previous year (1986)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Somalia?
- Compulsory education, duration in Somalia was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Somalia ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.