School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 2.29 years in 2007. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia is 2.29 years, measured in 2007.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia peaked at 3.26 years in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.04 years, in 1971.
Somalia ranks 193rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.04 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.21 years | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 1.52 years | +25.3% |
| 1974 | 1.77 years | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 3.26 years | +84.4% |
| 1977 | 3.1 years | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 2.73 years | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 2.86 years | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 2.68 years | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 2.58 years | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 2.34 years | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 2.21 years | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 2.19 years | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.03 years | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 1.91 years | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.29 years | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.19 years | 1.04 years | 3.26 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.28 years | 1.91 years | 2.68 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.29 years | 2.29 years | 2.29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 7.03 years compare
- 191 Niger 6.76 years compare
- 192 Equatorial Guinea 6.65 years 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Somalia was 2.29 years in 2007, 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 3.26 years in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 years in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Somalia ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2007.
- 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.