School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Somalia

Somalia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.49 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.49 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
57th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.49 million number
in 2019
All-time low
797,629 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Somalia, 1997–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1997200820191997: 797.6k number1998: 869.3k number1999: 869.3k number2000: 907.1k number2001: 946.6k number2002: 993.1k number2003: 1.0M number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 1.49 million number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Somalia peaked at 1.49 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 797,629 number, in 1997.

That places Somalia 57th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Somalia, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 797,629 number
1998 869,279 number +9.0%
1999 869,279 number +0.0%
2000 907,126 number +4.4%
2001 946,569 number +4.3%
2002 993,138 number +4.9%
2003 1.04 million number +4.6%
2004 1.08 million number +4.0%
2005 1.11 million number +2.4%
2006 1.13 million number +2.3%
2007 1.16 million number +2.5%
2008 1.18 million number +1.9%
2009 1.20 million number +1.7%
2010 1.23 million number +2.1%
2011 1.26 million number +2.1%
2012 1.29 million number +2.9%
2013 1.33 million number +2.9%
2014 1.36 million number +2.7%
2015 1.39 million number +1.7%
2016 1.41 million number +1.8%
2017 1.44 million number +2.0%
2018 1.47 million number +1.8%
2019 1.49 million number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 845,396 number 797,629 number 869,279 number 3
2000s 1.08 million number 907,126 number 1.20 million number 10
2010s 1.37 million number 1.23 million number 1.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 54 Italy 1.53 million number compare
  2. 55 Cameroon 1.52 million number compare
  3. 56 Haiti 1.52 million number compare
  4. 58 Poland 1.49 million number compare
  5. 59 Senegal 1.49 million number compare
  6. 60 Chile 1.44 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Somalia?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Somalia was 1.49 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1.49 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 797,629 number in 1997.
How does Somalia rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Somalia ranks 57th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/