School age population, early childhood education, male in Somalia

Somalia: School age population, early childhood education, male was 752,745 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
752,745 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
59th
of 199 countries
All-time high
752,745 number
in 2019
All-time low
399,890 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1997200820191997: 399.9k number1998: 435.6k number1999: 435.6k number2000: 454.7k number2001: 474.6k number2002: 498.4k number2003: 521.9k number2004: 543.3k number2005: 556.5k number2006: 569.2k number2007: 583.6k number2008: 595.0k number2009: 605.0k number2010: 617.9k number2011: 631.1k number2012: 649.6k number2013: 668.8k number2014: 687.1k number2015: 698.6k number2016: 711.4k number2017: 725.6k number2018: 738.9k number2019: 752.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Somalia stood at 752,745 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Somalia peaked at 752,745 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 399,890 number, in 1997.

Somalia ranks 59th of 199 countries on this measure, 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, male in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Somalia, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 399,890 number
1998 435,595 number +8.9%
1999 435,595 number +0.0%
2000 454,672 number +4.4%
2001 474,596 number +4.4%
2002 498,371 number +5.0%
2003 521,935 number +4.7%
2004 543,282 number +4.1%
2005 556,535 number +2.4%
2006 569,161 number +2.3%
2007 583,618 number +2.5%
2008 594,998 number +1.9%
2009 605,011 number +1.7%
2010 617,877 number +2.1%
2011 631,064 number +2.1%
2012 649,593 number +2.9%
2013 668,826 number +3.0%
2014 687,072 number +2.7%
2015 698,576 number +1.7%
2016 711,351 number +1.8%
2017 725,554 number +2.0%
2018 738,947 number +1.8%
2019 752,745 number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 423,693 number 399,890 number 435,595 number 3
2000s 540,218 number 454,672 number 605,011 number 10
2010s 688,160 number 617,877 number 752,745 number 10

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 56 Cameroon 768,808 number compare
  2. 57 Poland 765,178 number compare
  3. 58 Senegal 756,037 number compare
  4. 60 Chile 731,067 number compare
  5. 61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 715,312 number compare
  6. 62 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 694,342 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Somalia?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Somalia was 752,745 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 752,745 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 399,890 number in 1997.
How does Somalia rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Somalia ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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
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Male 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/