School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 2.71 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.71 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
57th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.71 million number
in 2020
All-time low
535,114 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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 (number) 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% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2.71 million number is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.84 million number, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2.71 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.02 million number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 11.23 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 14.73 (1980)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,504 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 882 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 115,828 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,607 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.59 % change on previous year (1986)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.