School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 316,831 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
316,831
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
45th
of 222 countries
All-time high
316,831
in 2025
All-time low
56,108
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Somalia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Somalia is 316,831, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Somalia peaked at 316,831 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56,108, in 1970.
That places Somalia 45th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56,108 | — |
| 1971 | 57,559 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 59,029 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 60,579 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 62,209 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 63,810 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 65,441 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 67,074 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 68,820 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 76,559 | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 87,327 | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 91,399 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 90,015 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 93,744 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 98,695 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 103,750 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 108,630 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 114,308 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 118,306 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 115,927 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 115,882 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 116,284 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 108,606 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 106,341 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 112,239 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 109,615 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 105,091 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 104,521 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 122,427 | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 141,572 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 147,500 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 153,437 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 159,328 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 166,002 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 172,118 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 178,299 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 184,000 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 189,045 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 195,655 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 200,246 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 204,811 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 209,029 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 206,192 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 210,198 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 214,225 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 213,374 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 213,197 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 224,827 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 252,655 | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 263,763 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 273,182 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 282,378 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 289,526 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 295,980 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 307,548 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 316,831 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,719 | 56,108 | 76,559 | 10 |
| 1980s | 102,210 | 87,327 | 118,306 | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,258 | 104,521 | 141,572 | 10 |
| 2000s | 174,563 | 147,500 | 200,246 | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,227 | 204,811 | 263,763 | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,241 | 273,182 | 316,831 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.95 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.72 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15,672 (1987)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Somalia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Somalia was 316,831 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 316,831 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,108 in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Somalia ranks 45th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release