School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 1.23 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia stood at 1.23 years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia peaked at 3.01 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.8929 years, in 1971.
Somalia ranks 208th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8929 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.03 years | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 1.26 years | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 1.46 years | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 2.82 years | +93.8% |
| 1977 | 2.92 years | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.83 years | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 3.01 years | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 2.71 years | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 2.68 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.6 years | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.41 years | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 2.32 years | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 2.06 years | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 1.85 years | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 2.23 years | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 1.23 years | -45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.03 years | 0.8929 years | 3.01 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.37 years | 1.85 years | 2.71 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.23 years | 2.23 years | 2.23 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.23 years | 1.23 years | 1.23 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia was 1.23 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8929 years in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Somalia ranks 208th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release