School age population, upper secondary education, male in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 743,821 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Somalia is 743,821 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Somalia peaked at 743,821 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94,235 number, in 1977.
Somalia ranks 45th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 142,120 number | — |
| 1971 | 144,907 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 145,591 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 145,833 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 147,518 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 153,058 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 163,699 number | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 94,235 number | -42.4% |
| 1978 | 106,768 number | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 120,116 number | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 132,177 number | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 275,133 number | +108.2% |
| 1982 | 285,166 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 289,253 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 289,812 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 290,125 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 292,389 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 295,907 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 301,071 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 306,335 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 310,149 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 312,046 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 309,747 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 307,102 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 305,282 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 305,306 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 307,798 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 312,990 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 332,613 number | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 332,613 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 346,069 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 361,453 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 376,901 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 394,004 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 411,844 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 429,900 number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 447,989 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 465,715 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 484,553 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 505,454 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 529,118 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 555,674 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 581,406 number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 608,379 number | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 634,088 number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 656,943 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 676,557 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 691,600 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 706,801 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 724,060 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 743,821 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 136,384 number | 94,235 number | 163,699 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 275,737 number | 132,177 number | 306,335 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 313,565 number | 305,282 number | 332,613 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 422,388 number | 346,069 number | 505,454 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 636,463 number | 529,118 number | 724,060 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 743,821 number | 743,821 number | 743,821 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 42 Malaysia 810,911 number compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 769,554 number compare
- 44 Republic of Korea 761,816 number compare
- 46 Niger 734,778 number compare
- 47 Mozambique 718,113 number compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 687,065 number compare
More education data for Somalia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Somalia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Somalia was 743,821 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 743,821 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,235 number in 1977.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Somalia ranks 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.