Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Somalia
Somalia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Latest (2007)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2007
All-time low
50.9%
in 1977
Years of data
16
1971–2007
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Somalia, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2007, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Somalia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Somalia peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1977.
That places Somalia 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 93.1% | — |
| 1972 | 90.2% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 91.2% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 88.0% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 83.5% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 50.9% | -39.0% |
| 1978 | 54.2% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 60.4% | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 67.6% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 89.6% | +32.6% |
| 1982 | 87.4% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 90.4% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 93.4% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.5% | 50.9% | 93.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 87.1% | 67.6% | 93.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Somalia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,607 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -7.59 % change on previous year (1986)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Somalia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Somalia was 100.0% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1977.
- How does Somalia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2007.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release