School age population, one year before than official … male than in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 248,528 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Somalia stood at 248,528 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Somalia peaked at 248,528 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,981 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 … male than in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,981 number | — |
| 1971 | 51,545 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 52,395 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 52,912 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 53,727 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 55,637 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 58,938 number | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 65,541 number | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 73,975 number | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 82,866 number | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 90,592 number | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 96,234 number | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 99,824 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 100,864 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 100,332 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 99,496 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 99,226 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 100,995 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 103,382 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 106,014 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 108,404 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 110,262 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 112,699 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 114,958 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 117,112 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 119,241 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 121,170 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 125,848 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 137,170 number | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 137,170 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 143,224 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 149,285 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 156,813 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 164,559 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 171,952 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 178,253 number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 182,681 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 188,087 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 192,276 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 195,675 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 198,967 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 202,904 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 208,584 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 214,717 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 220,836 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 226,283 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 230,352 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 235,232 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 239,657 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 243,927 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 248,528 number | +1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 248,528 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 262,916 number, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 248,528 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59,852 number | 50,981 number | 82,866 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 99,696 number | 90,592 number | 106,014 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 120,403 number | 108,404 number | 137,170 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,280 number | 143,224 number | 195,675 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 222,146 number | 198,967 number | 243,927 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 248,528 number | 248,528 number | 248,528 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Somalia?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Somalia was 248,528 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 248,528 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,981 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Somalia ranks 55th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/