School age population, lower secondary education, male in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 410,160 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Somalia is 410,160 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Somalia peaked at 410,160 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77,673 number, in 1970.
That places Somalia 75th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77,673 number | — |
| 1971 | 79,349 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 79,694 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 79,729 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 80,708 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 83,975 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 90,012 number | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 100,215 number | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 113,391 number | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 127,679 number | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 140,663 number | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 150,753 number | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 156,337 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 158,527 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 158,964 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 159,573 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 160,987 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 161,860 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 162,870 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 164,385 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 166,189 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 167,553 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 166,720 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 165,806 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 165,654 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 166,776 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 169,286 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 173,812 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 188,938 number | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 188,938 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 198,429 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 208,373 number | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 217,112 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 226,107 number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 235,776 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 245,858 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 256,147 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 268,146 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 281,427 number | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 295,254 number | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 309,663 number | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 323,942 number | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 334,149 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 342,303 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 350,247 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 358,614 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 367,066 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 376,250 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 386,935 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 398,283 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 410,160 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,242 number | 77,673 number | 127,679 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 157,492 number | 140,663 number | 164,385 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,967 number | 165,654 number | 188,938 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 243,263 number | 198,429 number | 295,254 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 354,745 number | 309,663 number | 398,283 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 410,160 number | 410,160 number | 410,160 number | 1 |
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More education data for Somalia
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Somalia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Somalia was 410,160 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 410,160 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,673 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Somalia ranks 75th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.