School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 426,598 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Somalia stood at 426,598 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Somalia peaked at 426,598 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81,934 number, in 1970.
That places Somalia 56th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81,934 number | — |
| 1971 | 83,336 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 83,785 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 84,266 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 85,692 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 89,092 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 94,797 number | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 104,942 number | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 118,403 number | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 133,218 number | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 146,742 number | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 157,189 number | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 163,008 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 165,839 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 167,112 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 167,663 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 167,463 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 167,340 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 168,781 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 171,068 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 173,060 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 174,022 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 173,502 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 173,416 number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 174,067 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 175,968 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 179,360 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 185,239 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 202,677 number | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 202,677 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 212,795 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 222,314 number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 231,261 number | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 241,397 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 252,051 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 263,273 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 275,490 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 289,530 number | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 303,299 number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 317,379 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 330,395 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 340,045 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 346,763 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 354,794 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 363,264 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 372,116 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 382,124 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 393,147 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 404,102 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 415,572 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 426,598 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95,946 number | 81,934 number | 133,218 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 164,220 number | 146,742 number | 171,068 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 181,399 number | 173,060 number | 202,677 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,879 number | 212,795 number | 317,379 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 370,232 number | 330,395 number | 415,572 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 426,598 number | 426,598 number | 426,598 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Somalia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Somalia was 426,598 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 426,598 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,934 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Somalia ranks 56th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.