Duration of compulsory education (years) in Somalia
Somalia: Duration of compulsory education (years) was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 206 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 2021
All-time low
8 years
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Somalia, 2021–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 8 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Somalia ranks 161st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Duration of compulsory education (years) 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
- 161 Belize 8 years compare
- 161 Eritrea 8 years compare
- 161 Ethiopia 8 years compare
- 161 Micronesia (country) 8 years compare
- 161 Croatia 8 years compare
- 161 India 8 years compare
- 161 Malawi 8 years compare
- 161 Sudan 8 years compare
- 161 Serbia 8 years compare
- 161 South Sudan 8 years compare
- 161 Samoa 8 years compare
More education data for Somalia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 11.23 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 14.73 (1980)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Somalia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Somalia was 8 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Somalia ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release