School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 2.30 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.30 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
59th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.30 million number
in 2020
All-time low
387,859 number
in 1977
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Somalia stood at 2.30 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Somalia peaked at 2.30 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 387,859 number, in 1977.
Somalia ranks 59th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 443,035 number | — |
| 1971 | 452,116 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 454,776 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 456,134 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 461,974 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 479,034 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 510,296 number | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 387,859 number | -24.0% |
| 1978 | 436,155 number | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 488,912 number | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 538,059 number | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 838,540 number | +55.8% |
| 1982 | 872,060 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 888,011 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 893,831 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 899,101 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 908,844 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 919,459 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 932,732 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 946,413 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 957,066 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 962,491 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 955,628 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 947,705 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 942,876 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 944,362 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 953,778 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 973,009 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million number | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.14 million number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.19 million number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.35 million number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.47 million number | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.53 million number | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.60 million number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million number | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.82 million number | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.96 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.02 million number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.18 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.30 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 457,029 number | 387,859 number | 510,296 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 863,705 number | 538,059 number | 946,413 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 972,086 number | 942,876 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 million number | 1.67 million number | 2.24 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million number | 2.30 million number | 2.30 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Somalia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Somalia was 2.30 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 387,859 number in 1977.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Somalia ranks 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.