School age population, lower secondary education, male in Somalia

Somalia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 410,160 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
410,160 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
75th
of 205 countries
All-time high
410,160 number
in 2020
All-time low
77,673 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Somalia, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 72 Jordan 446,310 number compare
  2. 73 Rwanda 442,418 number compare
  3. 74 Romania 440,993 number compare
  4. 76 Togo 386,950 number compare
  5. 77 Zimbabwe 365,884 number compare
  6. 78 Haiti 360,921 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.