School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Somalia

Somalia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 214,534 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
214,534 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
56th
of 204 countries
All-time high
214,534 number
in 2020
All-time low
40,728 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2020

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Somalia is 214,534 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Somalia peaked at 214,534 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40,728 number, in 1970.

Somalia ranks 56th of 204 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.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Somalia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 40,728 number
1971 41,413 number +1.7%
1972 41,570 number +0.4%
1973 41,728 number +0.4%
1974 42,389 number +1.6%
1975 44,138 number +4.1%
1976 47,184 number +6.9%
1977 52,479 number +11.2%
1978 59,450 number +13.3%
1979 67,018 number +12.7%
1980 73,779 number +10.1%
1981 78,824 number +6.8%
1982 81,725 number +3.7%
1983 83,032 number +1.6%
1984 83,504 number +0.6%
1985 83,633 number +0.2%
1986 83,454 number -0.2%
1987 83,358 number -0.1%
1988 84,106 number +0.9%
1989 85,341 number +1.5%
1990 86,450 number +1.3%
1991 87,012 number +0.7%
1992 86,743 number -0.3%
1993 86,723 number -0.0%
1994 87,088 number +0.4%
1995 88,077 number +1.1%
1996 89,809 number +2.0%
1997 92,786 number +3.3%
1998 101,597 number +9.5%
1999 101,597 number +0.0%
2000 106,696 number +5.0%
2001 111,432 number +4.4%
2002 115,823 number +3.9%
2003 120,863 number +4.4%
2004 126,194 number +4.4%
2005 131,829 number +4.5%
2006 137,985 number +4.7%
2007 145,089 number +5.1%
2008 152,086 number +4.8%
2009 159,277 number +4.7%
2010 165,926 number +4.2%
2011 170,806 number +2.9%
2012 174,105 number +1.9%
2013 178,110 number +2.3%
2014 182,362 number +2.4%
2015 186,828 number +2.4%
2016 191,912 number +2.7%
2017 197,494 number +2.9%
2018 203,064 number +2.8%
2019 208,910 number +2.9%
2020 214,534 number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 47,810 number 40,728 number 67,018 number 10
1980s 82,076 number 73,779 number 85,341 number 10
1990s 90,788 number 86,450 number 101,597 number 10
2000s 130,727 number 106,696 number 159,277 number 10
2010s 185,952 number 165,926 number 208,910 number 10
2020s 214,534 number 214,534 number 214,534 number 1

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 53 Zambia 238,363 number compare
  2. 54 Republic of Korea 233,914 number compare
  3. 55 Chad 219,810 number compare
  4. 57 Senegal 212,686 number compare
  5. 58 Ukraine 203,892 number compare
  6. 59 Canada 203,568 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Somalia?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Somalia was 214,534 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 214,534 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 40,728 number in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Somalia ranks 56th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.