Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Somalia
Somalia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 241,780 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 241,780 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Somalia peaked at 241,780 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48,679 number, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 55th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48,679 number | — |
| 1971 | 49,254 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 50,019 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 50,498 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 51,304 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 53,198 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 56,471 number | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 62,872 number | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 71,039 number | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 79,669 number | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 87,193 number | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 92,719 number | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 96,291 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 97,332 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 96,810 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 95,886 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 95,366 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 96,794 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 98,805 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 101,063 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 103,093 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 104,614 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 106,564 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 108,478 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 110,441 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 112,557 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 114,687 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 119,181 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 129,992 number | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 129,992 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 135,735 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 141,419 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 148,420 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 155,890 number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 163,292 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 170,008 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 175,347 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 181,409 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 186,079 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 189,799 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 193,056 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 196,462 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 201,616 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 207,405 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 213,387 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 219,030 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 223,724 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 228,862 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 233,367 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 237,560 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 241,780 number | +1.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 241,780 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 241,780 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57,300 number | 48,679 number | 79,669 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,826 number | 87,193 number | 101,063 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 113,960 number | 103,093 number | 129,992 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 164,740 number | 135,735 number | 189,799 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,447 number | 193,056 number | 237,560 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 241,780 number | 241,780 number | 241,780 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, male in Somalia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Somalia was 241,780 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 241,780 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,679 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Somalia ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.