School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.123 years in 1987. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Somalia, 1971β1987
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Somalia is 0.123 years, measured in 1987. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 333.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Somalia peaked at 0.123 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.015 years, in 1972.
Somalia ranks 179th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0204 years | 0.015 years | 0.0284 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.123 years | 0.123 years | 0.123 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 176 Chad 0.1626 years compare
- 177 Central African Republic 0.1564 years compare
- 178 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1546 years compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 0.0979 years compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.0889 years compare
- 182 Haiti 0.0527 years compare
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Somalia was 0.123 years in 1987, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.123 years in 1987.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 years in 1972.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Somalia ranks 179th out of 183 countries with data for 1987.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (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.