Duration of compulsory education in Somalia
Somalia: Duration of compulsory education was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 205 countries
All-time high
8
in 2021
All-time low
8
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Somalia, 2021–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Somalia stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
That places Somalia 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Duration of compulsory education in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.5, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Somalia ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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