Over-age students, primary in Somalia
Somalia: Over-age students, primary was 48.8% in 1980. ▲ Rising
Latest (1980)
48.8%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
52.3%
in 1979
All-time low
37.8%
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976–1980
Over-age students, primary in Somalia, 1976–1980
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Somalia is 48.8%, measured in 1980.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over five years.
Somalia ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Over-age students, primary in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 37.8% | — |
| 1977 | 47.5% | +25.5% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 48.8% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 37.8% | 52.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 2 Haiti 47.0%
- 3 Liberia 47.0%
- 4 Solomon Islands 36.5% compare
More education data for Somalia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Somalia?
- Over-age students, primary in Somalia was 48.8% in 1980, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1976.
- How does Somalia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 1980.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.