School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 816,013 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
816,013 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
75th
of 205 countries
All-time high
816,013 number
in 2020
All-time low
156,415 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Somalia is 816,013 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Somalia peaked at 816,013 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 156,415 number, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 75th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 156,415 number | — |
| 1971 | 159,753 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 160,653 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 161,059 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 163,243 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 169,599 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 180,931 number | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 200,084 number | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 225,119 number | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 252,700 number | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 278,447 number | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 299,364 number | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 311,010 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 316,069 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 317,757 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 319,750 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 323,085 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 325,166 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 327,233 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 330,053 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 333,235 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 335,434 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 333,601 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 331,672 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 331,250 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 333,342 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 338,226 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 347,176 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 377,137 number | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 377,137 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 395,885 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 415,523 number | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 433,116 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 451,300 number | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 470,760 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 490,944 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 511,497 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 535,418 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 561,688 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 588,882 number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 617,087 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 644,987 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 665,306 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 681,697 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 697,638 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 714,312 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 731,070 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 749,361 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 770,437 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 792,722 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 816,013 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182,956 number | 156,415 number | 252,700 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,793 number | 278,447 number | 330,053 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 343,821 number | 331,250 number | 377,137 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 485,501 number | 395,885 number | 588,882 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 706,462 number | 617,087 number | 792,722 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 816,013 number | 816,013 number | 816,013 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,139 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10,731 (2007)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Somalia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Somalia was 816,013 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 816,013 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,415 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Somalia ranks 75th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.