School life expectancy, primary, male in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 0.912 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Somalia, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Somalia is 0.912 years, measured in 2023.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Somalia peaked at 2.73 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.6203 years, in 1971.
That places Somalia 212th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.71 years | 0.6203 years | 2.73 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.54 years | 1.09 years | 2.42 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.74 years | 1.74 years | 1.74 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.912 years | 0.912 years | 0.912 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 6.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Somalia was 0.912 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6203 years in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Somalia ranks 212th out of 212 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release