Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Somalia
Somalia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 7,178 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Somalia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Somalia is 7,178 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 151.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Somalia peaked at 7,178 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,087 number, in 2004.
Somalia ranks 109th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,408 number | 2,408 number | 2,409 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,461 number | 2,087 number | 3,135 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,961 number | 3,524 number | 7,178 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (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)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 6.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Somalia?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Somalia was 7,178 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,178 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,087 number in 2004.
- How does Somalia rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Somalia ranks 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.