School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 1.37 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.37 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
57th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.37 million number
in 2020
All-time low
266,263 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Somalia is 1.37 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Somalia peaked at 1.37 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 266,263 number, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 57th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) (School male) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 266,263 number | — |
| 1971 | 269,897 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 272,862 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 274,951 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 279,373 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 290,221 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 309,158 number | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 344,415 number | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 389,927 number | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 438,338 number | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 480,857 number | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 512,393 number | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 532,643 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 540,400 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 539,628 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 535,670 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 532,215 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 536,499 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 544,763 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 554,628 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 563,174 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 568,765 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 573,590 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 579,159 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 586,425 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 596,412 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 608,844 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 631,836 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 690,932 number | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 690,932 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 722,388 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 752,778 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 786,704 number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 824,077 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 863,468 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 902,941 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 939,995 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 981,632 number | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million number | +2.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.37 million number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 million number, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.37 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million number, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 313,540 number | 266,263 number | 438,338 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 530,970 number | 480,857 number | 554,628 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 609,007 number | 563,174 number | 690,932 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 884,305 number | 722,388 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.37 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, male in Somalia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Somalia was 1.37 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,263 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Somalia ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.