School age population, primary education, male in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, primary education, male was 1.20 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.20 million
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
64th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.55 million
in 2022
All-time low
304,769
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Somalia is 1.20 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Somalia peaked at 1.55 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 304,769, in 1970.
That places Somalia 64th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 304,769 | — |
| 1971 | 312,386 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 320,086 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 328,242 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 336,793 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 345,308 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 354,054 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 362,993 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 373,090 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 416,257 | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 475,210 | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 493,316 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 480,229 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 495,447 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 512,557 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 536,673 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 563,225 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 592,826 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 616,699 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 607,390 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 610,012 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 612,712 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 578,683 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 575,271 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 617,835 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 632,138 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 651,753 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 652,545 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 657,495 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 676,730 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 710,428 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 748,633 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 792,553 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 845,154 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 906,433 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 955,513 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 989,335 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.19 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.55 million | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.13 million | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 1.20 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 345,398 | 304,769 | 416,257 | 10 |
| 1980s | 537,357 | 475,210 | 616,699 | 10 |
| 1990s | 626,517 | 575,271 | 676,730 | 10 |
| 2000s | 909,967 | 710,428 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 1.11 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million | 1.13 million | 1.55 million | 6 |
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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (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, male in Somalia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Somalia was 1.20 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 304,769 in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Somalia ranks 64th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release