Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Somalia
Somalia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 480,253 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 480,253 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Somalia peaked at 480,253 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97,715 number, in 1970.
That places Somalia 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97,715 number | — |
| 1971 | 98,929 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 100,570 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 101,706 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 103,439 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 107,114 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 113,210 number | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 126,054 number | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 142,216 number | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 159,296 number | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 174,378 number | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 185,786 number | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 192,537 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 194,470 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 193,463 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 191,712 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 190,730 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 193,561 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 197,535 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 201,976 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 205,957 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 208,926 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 212,788 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 216,540 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 220,381 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 224,554 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 228,811 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 237,764 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 259,518 number | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 259,518 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 271,086 number | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 282,482 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 296,314 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 311,003 number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 325,538 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 338,756 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 349,362 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 361,227 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 370,417 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 377,798 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 384,333 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 391,229 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 401,365 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 412,701 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 424,399 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 435,443 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 444,674 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 454,766 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 463,613 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 471,876 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 480,253 number | +1.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 480,253 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 508,120 number, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 480,253 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 115,025 number | 97,715 number | 159,296 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 191,615 number | 174,378 number | 201,976 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 227,476 number | 205,957 number | 259,518 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 328,398 number | 271,086 number | 377,798 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 428,440 number | 384,333 number | 471,876 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 480,253 number | 480,253 number | 480,253 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Somalia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Somalia was 480,253 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 480,253 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,715 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Somalia ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.