School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.48 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.48 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
44th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.48 million number
in 2020
All-time low
187,775 number
in 1977
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 1.48 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Somalia peaked at 1.48 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 187,775 number, in 1977.
That places Somalia 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 286,620 number | — |
| 1971 | 292,363 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 294,123 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 295,075 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 298,731 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 309,435 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 329,365 number | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 187,775 number | -43.0% |
| 1978 | 211,036 number | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 236,212 number | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 259,612 number | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 539,176 number | +107.7% |
| 1982 | 561,050 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 571,942 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 576,074 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 579,351 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 585,759 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 594,293 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 605,499 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 616,360 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 623,831 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 627,057 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 622,027 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 616,033 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 611,626 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 611,020 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 615,552 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 625,833 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 664,835 number | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 664,835 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 691,456 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 721,789 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 752,507 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 786,435 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 821,888 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 857,912 number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 894,140 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 929,920 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 967,835 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million number | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million number | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 274,074 number | 187,775 number | 329,365 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 548,912 number | 259,612 number | 616,360 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 628,265 number | 611,020 number | 664,835 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 843,350 number | 691,456 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 41 Colombia 1.66 million number compare
- 42 Malaysia 1.57 million number compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 1.51 million number compare
- 45 South Korea 1.46 million number compare
- 46 Niger 1.44 million number compare
- 47 Mozambique 1.44 million number compare
More education data for Somalia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Somalia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Somalia was 1.48 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,775 number in 1977.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Somalia ranks 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.