Official entrance age to early childhood education in Somalia
Somalia: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 3 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 204 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1999
All-time low
3 years
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Somalia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, official entrance age to early childhood education in Somalia stood at 3 years. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Somalia peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
Somalia ranks 36th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
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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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Somalia?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Somalia was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Somalia rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Somalia ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.