School age population, primary education, both sexes in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 2.71 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Somalia stood at 2.71 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Somalia peaked at 2.71 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 535,114 number, in 1970.
That places Somalia 57th out of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 535,114 number | — |
| 1971 | 542,724 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 549,353 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 554,537 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 564,043 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 585,107 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 620,477 number | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 689,953 number | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 779,227 number | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 874,629 number | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 959,750 number | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 1.02 million number | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.06 million number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.08 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.08 million number | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.07 million number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.09 million number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.16 million number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.17 million number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.38 million number | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.38 million number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.44 million number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.50 million number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.72 million number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.96 million number | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.03 million number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.14 million number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.24 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.29 million number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.36 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.42 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.48 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.54 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.61 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.66 million number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.71 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 629,516 number | 535,114 number | 874,629 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million number | 959,750 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million number | 1.44 million number | 2.09 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 million number | 2.14 million number | 2.66 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 million number | 2.71 million number | 2.71 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Somalia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Somalia was 2.71 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 535,114 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Somalia ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.