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 245,004 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
245,004 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
54th
of 202 countries
All-time high
245,004 number
in 2020
All-time low
51,285 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Somalia is 245,004 number, measured 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 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Somalia peaked at 245,004 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51,285 number, in 1970.

That places Somalia 54th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 60,243 number 51,285 number 82,842 number 10
1980s 99,533 number 90,584 number 105,755 number 10
1990s 119,870 number 108,074 number 136,653 number 10
2000s 170,953 number 142,747 number 193,675 number 10
2010s 219,412 number 196,995 number 240,439 number 10
2020s 245,004 number 245,004 number 245,004 number 1

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 51 Peru 257,489 number compare
  2. 52 Italy 253,442 number compare
  3. 53 Malaysia 248,668 number compare
  4. 55 Senegal 244,791 number compare
  5. 56 Ukraine 232,161 number compare
  6. 57 Zimbabwe 225,004 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Somalia

All data for Somalia β†’

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 245,004 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 245,004 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 51,285 number in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Somalia ranks 54th 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 24.4%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/