School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Somalia

Somalia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 493,532 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
493,532 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
55th
of 202 countries
All-time high
493,532 number
in 2020
All-time low
102,266 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Somalia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 493,532 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Somalia peaked at 493,532 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 102,266 number, in 1970.

Somalia ranks 55th of 202 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.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Somalia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 102,266 number
1971 103,453 number +1.2%
1972 105,266 number +1.8%
1973 106,485 number +1.2%
1974 108,243 number +1.7%
1975 111,947 number +3.4%
1976 118,084 number +5.5%
1977 131,386 number +11.3%
1978 148,108 number +12.7%
1979 165,708 number +11.9%
1980 181,176 number +9.3%
1981 192,787 number +6.4%
1982 199,488 number +3.5%
1983 201,361 number +0.9%
1984 200,309 number -0.5%
1985 198,735 number -0.8%
1986 198,282 number -0.2%
1987 201,819 number +1.8%
1988 206,563 number +2.4%
1989 211,769 number +2.5%
1990 216,478 number +2.2%
1991 220,111 number +1.7%
1992 224,941 number +2.2%
1993 229,380 number +2.0%
1994 233,606 number +1.8%
1995 237,819 number +1.8%
1996 241,704 number +1.6%
1997 251,053 number +3.9%
1998 273,823 number +9.1%
1999 273,823 number +0.0%
2000 285,971 number +4.4%
2001 298,034 number +4.2%
2002 312,839 number +5.0%
2003 328,022 number +4.9%
2004 342,509 number +4.4%
2005 354,912 number +3.6%
2006 363,763 number +2.5%
2007 374,341 number +2.9%
2008 382,590 number +2.2%
2009 389,350 number +1.8%
2010 395,962 number +1.7%
2011 403,905 number +2.0%
2012 415,022 number +2.8%
2013 426,994 number +2.9%
2014 438,939 number +2.8%
2015 449,603 number +2.4%
2016 457,640 number +1.8%
2017 467,226 number +2.1%
2018 475,926 number +1.9%
2019 484,366 number +1.8%
2020 493,532 number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 120,095 number 102,266 number 165,708 number 10
1980s 199,229 number 181,176 number 211,769 number 10
1990s 240,274 number 216,478 number 273,823 number 10
2000s 343,233 number 285,971 number 389,350 number 10
2010s 441,558 number 395,962 number 484,366 number 10
2020s 493,532 number 493,532 number 493,532 number 1

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 52 Peru 521,047 number compare
  2. 53 Malaysia 512,878 number compare
  3. 54 Senegal 496,380 number compare
  4. 56 Ukraine 478,550 number compare
  5. 57 Zimbabwe 451,884 number compare
  6. 58 Korea 449,829 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Somalia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Somalia was 493,532 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 493,532 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 102,266 number in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Somalia ranks 55th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/