Somalia - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Somalia was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Somalia was 457,132 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 457,132 in 2007 and a minimum value of 42,713 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 42,713
1972 51,143
1973 67,952
1974 84,507
1976 197,706
1977 229,030
1978 228,544
1979 263,751
1980 271,139
1981 212,395
1982 194,181
1983 182,272
1984 183,836
1985 166,333
1986 153,711
2007 457,132

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Somalia was 35.46 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 36.49 in 1980, while its lowest value was 24.39 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 24.39
1972 24.76
1973 26.13
1974 29.09
1976 35.47
1977 35.42
1978 36.36
1979 36.09
1980 36.49
1981 35.78
1982 35.18
1983 34.65
1984 35.14
1985 34.36
1986 33.44
2007 35.46

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Somalia was 12,870.00 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,870.00 in 2007 and a minimum value of 981.00 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 981.00
1972 1,133.00
1973 1,539.00
1974 1,789.00
1976 3,481.00
1977 6,540.00
1978 8,392.00
1979 8,141.00
1980 8,693.00
2007 12,870.00

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Somalia was 16.62 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 28.86 in 1980, while its lowest value was 13.13 in 1973.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 14.17
1972 17.65
1973 13.13
1974 13.14
1976 16.23
1977 19.31
1978 24.44
1979 25.43
1980 28.86
2007 16.62

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes