School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Somalia

Somalia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.25 million number in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
1.25 million number
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
69th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.25 million number
in 2014
All-time low
309,785 number
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2014

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Somalia, 1970–2014

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1970199220141970: 309.8k number1971: 317.4k number1972: 320.1k number1973: 321.6k number1974: 325.9k number1975: 337.8k number1976: 359.4k number1977: 422.2k number1978: 474.3k number1979: 530.3k number1980: 580.9k number1981: 584.7k number1982: 604.8k number1983: 613.4k number1984: 616.1k number1985: 619.4k number1986: 627.0k number1987: 637.0k number1988: 650.5k number1989: 665.3k number1990: 678.9k number1991: 690.0k number1992: 691.9k number1993: 690.9k number1994: 688.8k number1995: 688.3k number1996: 690.6k number1997: 696.0k number1998: 707.2k number1999: 723.3k number2000: 742.5k number2001: 763.7k number2002: 783.9k number2003: 808.4k number2004: 837.0k number2005: 869.3k number2006: 905.1k number2007: 939.1k number2008: 975.1k number2009: 1.0M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.2M number2014: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2014, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Somalia stood at 1.25 million number. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Somalia peaked at 1.25 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 309,785 number, in 1970.

That places Somalia 69th out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Somalia, 1970 to 2014.
Year number Change
1970 309,785 number
1971 317,357 number +2.4%
1972 320,077 number +0.9%
1973 321,590 number +0.5%
1974 325,911 number +1.3%
1975 337,772 number +3.6%
1976 359,363 number +6.4%
1977 422,208 number +17.5%
1978 474,313 number +12.3%
1979 530,277 number +11.8%
1980 580,925 number +9.6%
1981 584,694 number +0.6%
1982 604,781 number +3.4%
1983 613,427 number +1.4%
1984 616,150 number +0.4%
1985 619,367 number +0.5%
1986 627,003 number +1.2%
1987 636,967 number +1.6%
1988 650,526 number +2.1%
1989 665,347 number +2.3%
1990 678,934 number +2.0%
1991 690,041 number +1.6%
1992 691,892 number +0.3%
1993 690,877 number -0.1%
1994 688,771 number -0.3%
1995 688,286 number -0.1%
1996 690,593 number +0.3%
1997 696,030 number +0.8%
1998 707,249 number +1.6%
1999 723,317 number +2.3%
2000 742,494 number +2.7%
2001 763,676 number +2.9%
2002 783,913 number +2.6%
2003 808,368 number +3.1%
2004 836,999 number +3.5%
2005 869,271 number +3.9%
2006 905,077 number +4.1%
2007 939,077 number +3.8%
2008 975,131 number +3.8%
2009 1.01 million number +3.9%
2010 1.06 million number +4.1%
2011 1.10 million number +4.3%
2012 1.14 million number +3.9%
2013 1.19 million number +4.3%
2014 1.25 million number +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 371,865 number 309,785 number 530,277 number 10
1980s 619,919 number 580,925 number 665,347 number 10
1990s 694,599 number 678,934 number 723,317 number 10
2000s 863,739 number 742,494 number 1.01 million number 10
2010s 1.15 million number 1.06 million number 1.25 million number 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 66 Chile 1.38 million number compare
  2. 67 Zimbabwe 1.35 million number compare
  3. 68 Chad 1.29 million number compare
  4. 70 Rwanda 1.16 million number compare
  5. 71 Guinea 1.13 million number compare
  6. 72 Kazakhstan 1.11 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Somalia?
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Somalia was 1.25 million number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 309,785 number in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Somalia ranks 69th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.