School age population, pre-primary education, male in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 752,745 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Somalia is 752,745 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Somalia peaked at 752,745 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 104,579 number, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 51st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 104,579 number | — |
| 1971 | 105,698 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 107,477 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 108,531 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 110,155 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 113,978 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 120,600 number | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 134,017 number | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 151,159 number | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 169,216 number | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 184,882 number | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 196,287 number | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 203,537 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 205,645 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 204,647 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 203,164 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 203,008 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 206,940 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 212,128 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 217,815 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 223,005 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 227,101 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 232,444 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 237,262 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 241,686 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 245,857 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 249,388 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 399,890 number | +60.3% |
| 1998 | 435,595 number | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 435,595 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 454,672 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 474,596 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 498,371 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 521,935 number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 543,282 number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 556,535 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 569,161 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 583,618 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 594,998 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 605,011 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 617,877 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 631,064 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 649,593 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 668,826 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 687,072 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 698,576 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 711,351 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 725,554 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 738,947 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 752,745 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122,541 number | 104,579 number | 169,216 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,805 number | 184,882 number | 217,815 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 292,782 number | 223,005 number | 435,595 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 540,218 number | 454,672 number | 605,011 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 688,160 number | 617,877 number | 752,745 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Somalia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Somalia was 752,745 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 752,745 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,579 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Somalia ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.