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
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.