Duration of compulsory education in Somalia
Somalia: Duration of compulsory education was 8 years in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 200 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 2021
All-time low
8 years
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021β2025
Duration of compulsory education in Somalia, 2021β2025
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 156th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 156 Belize 8 years compare
- 156 Eritrea, The State of 8 years compare
- 156 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 8 years compare
- 156 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 years compare
- 156 Croatia 8 years compare
- 156 India 8 years compare
- 156 Malawi 8 years compare
- 156 Sudan 8 years compare
- 156 Serbia, Republic of 8 years compare
- 156 South Sudan, Republic of 8 years compare
- 156 Samoa 8 years compare
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
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 156th out of 200 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