Start month of the academic school year in Somalia
Somalia: Start month of the academic school year was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 221 countries
All-time high
10
in 1998
All-time low
8
in 2023
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Somalia, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Somalia stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Somalia peaked at 10 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 1st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Start month of the academic school year in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.67 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Benin 10 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 10 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 10 compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 10 compare
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 compare
- 1 Congo 10 compare
- 1 Comoros 10 compare
- 1 Germany 10 compare
- 1 Gabon 10 compare
- 1 Guinea 10 compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
- 1 Haiti 10 compare
- 1 Cambodia 10 compare
- 1 Lebanon 10 compare
- 1 Madagascar 10 compare
- 1 Mali 10 compare
- 1 Niger 10 compare
- 1 Senegal 10 compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 10 compare
- 1 Chad 10 compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 10 compare
More education data for Somalia
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 115,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 882 (1986)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,504 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (1986)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Somalia?
- Start month of the academic school year in Somalia was 10 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release