Somalia, Fed. Rep.: Primary education, pupils

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 987.74% from 42,713 in 1971 (4.7% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 36 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 32.9% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.7% in 1981. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the 29th highest value of the 44 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Somalia, Fed. Rep. in the 2023 ranking

• Czechia — 26th of 44: 579,161
• Greece — 27th of 44: 578,574
• West Bank and Gaza — 28th of 44: 514,700
• Uruguay — 30th of 44: 287,527
• Singapore — 31st of 44: 238,816
• Timor-Leste — 32nd of 44: 227,656

What this measures

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

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 17 values

Primary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 5.38 million (2023)
• Benin — 2.4 million (2022)
• Botswana — 381,674 (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 3.07 million (2024)
• Burundi — 2.52 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 61,167 (2022)
• Cameroon — 5.29 million (2024)
• Central African Republic — 813,767 (2016)
• Chad — 3.05 million (2024)
• Comoros — 102,152 (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 21.15 million (2023)
• Congo, Rep.

More education data for Somalia, Fed. Rep.

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 3 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 1.15% (2021)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 1.02% (2021)
• School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) — 1.27% (2021)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 20.92% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s primary education, pupils?

464,607 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 987.74% from 42,713 in 1971 (4.7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 464,607 in 2023 and the lowest 42,713 in 1971.

How does Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank?

29th highest of 44 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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