School enrollment, primary in Somalia
Somalia: School enrollment, primary was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Somalia, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 20.9% for school enrollment, primary in 2023.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Somalia peaked at 32.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1971.
Somalia ranks 205th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.9% | — |
| 1972 | 8.0% | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 10.4% | +29.6% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 28.1% | +122.6% |
| 1977 | 31.8% | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 30.9% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 32.0% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 28.8% | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 21.7% | -24.5% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 13.8% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +65.3% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -8.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 20.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 96.8%, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 20.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.4%, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +122.6% | 12.6% | 28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.1% | 6.9% | 32.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 13.8% | 28.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Somalia?
- School enrollment, primary in Somalia was 20.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Somalia ranks 205th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.