School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) was 623,358 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
623,358 number
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
69th
of 203 countries
All-time high
623,358 number
in 2014
All-time low
154,691 number
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2014
School age population, tertiary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Somalia is 623,358 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Somalia peaked at 623,358 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 154,691 number, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 69th of 203 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) (School male) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 154,691 number | — |
| 1971 | 158,071 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 158,738 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 158,774 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 160,457 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 166,399 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 177,881 number | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 212,407 number | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 241,564 number | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 272,463 number | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 299,839 number | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 304,604 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 313,843 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 316,509 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 315,748 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 315,152 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 316,948 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 320,031 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 325,174 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 331,298 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 337,175 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 342,217 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 342,912 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 342,412 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 341,518 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 341,569 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 343,146 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 346,314 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 352,299 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 360,625 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 370,466 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 381,279 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 391,429 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 403,717 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 418,153 number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 434,450 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 452,565 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 469,686 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 487,780 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 506,909 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 527,758 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 550,461 number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 571,408 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 595,616 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 623,358 number | +4.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 623,358 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 809,905 number, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 623,358 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 569,382 number, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 186,144 number | 154,691 number | 272,463 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 315,915 number | 299,839 number | 331,298 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 345,019 number | 337,175 number | 360,625 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 431,643 number | 370,466 number | 506,909 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 573,720 number | 527,758 number | 623,358 number | 5 |
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, tertiary education, male in Somalia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Somalia was 623,358 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 623,358 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,691 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Somalia ranks 69th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.