Duration of pre primary education in Somalia
Somalia: Duration of pre primary education was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 217 countries
All-time high
3
in 1997
All-time low
2
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Duration of pre primary education in Somalia, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 3 for duration of pre primary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of pre primary education in Somalia peaked at 3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 27th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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More education data for Somalia
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 6.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 22.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of pre primary education in Somalia?
- Duration of pre primary education in Somalia was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of pre primary education recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest duration of pre primary education recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for duration of pre primary education?
- Somalia ranks 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of pre primary education rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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