Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia

Somalia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 208,410 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
208,410 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
56th
of 205 countries
All-time high
208,410 number
in 2020
All-time low
39,460 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia, 1970–2020

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia stood at 208,410 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia peaked at 208,410 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39,460 number, in 1970.

Somalia ranks 56th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Somalia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 39,460 number
1971 40,275 number +2.1%
1972 40,413 number +0.3%
1973 40,439 number +0.1%
1974 40,988 number +1.4%
1975 42,685 number +4.1%
1976 45,733 number +7.1%
1977 50,873 number +11.2%
1978 57,568 number +13.2%
1979 64,846 number +12.6%
1980 71,463 number +10.2%
1981 76,537 number +7.1%
1982 79,337 number +3.7%
1983 80,456 number +1.4%
1984 80,745 number +0.4%
1985 81,142 number +0.5%
1986 81,669 number +0.6%
1987 81,818 number +0.2%
1988 82,206 number +0.5%
1989 83,131 number +1.1%
1990 84,174 number +1.3%
1991 84,850 number +0.8%
1992 84,420 number -0.5%
1993 84,042 number -0.4%
1994 84,120 number +0.1%
1995 84,802 number +0.8%
1996 86,199 number +1.6%
1997 88,707 number +2.9%
1998 96,703 number +9.0%
1999 96,703 number +0.0%
2000 101,671 number +5.1%
2001 106,660 number +4.9%
2002 110,953 number +4.0%
2003 115,504 number +4.1%
2004 120,553 number +4.4%
2005 125,690 number +4.3%
2006 131,089 number +4.3%
2007 137,557 number +4.9%
2008 144,502 number +5.0%
2009 151,445 number +4.8%
2010 158,806 number +4.9%
2011 165,485 number +4.2%
2012 169,760 number +2.6%
2013 173,344 number +2.1%
2014 177,499 number +2.4%
2015 181,686 number +2.4%
2016 186,066 number +2.4%
2017 191,081 number +2.7%
2018 196,697 number +2.9%
2019 202,352 number +2.9%
2020 208,410 number +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 46,328 number 39,460 number 64,846 number 10
1980s 79,850 number 71,463 number 83,131 number 10
1990s 87,472 number 84,042 number 96,703 number 10
2000s 124,562 number 101,671 number 151,445 number 10
2010s 180,278 number 158,806 number 202,352 number 10
2020s 208,410 number 208,410 number 208,410 number 1

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 53 Republic of Korea 235,450 number compare
  2. 54 Zambia 232,380 number compare
  3. 55 Chad 212,985 number compare
  4. 57 Senegal 205,547 number compare
  5. 58 Canada 201,862 number compare
  6. 59 Ukraine 197,742 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia was 208,410 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 208,410 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 39,460 number in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Somalia ranks 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.