Education in Somalia 766 indicators covering education for Somalia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 16.99 % change on previous year 1980 down 28.9% 6th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0025 units per square kilometre 1986 up 44.3% 200th Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 86,929 2007 — 149th Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2007 — 198th Secondary education, teachers, female 609 2007 — 171st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.025 units per square kilometre 1987 up 668.2% 191st Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 0.0% 1986 — 196th Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 — 161st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2007 — 201st Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.0072 units per square kilometre 2007 — 200th Duration of compulsory education 8 years 2025 — 161st Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 — 21st Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0077 units per person 2007 — 204th Secondary education, general pupils 86,929 2007 — 149th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 — 96th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 number 1986 up 44.3% 185th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 15.9% 2007 — 197th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 1.76 years 2007 — 197th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 2007 — 199th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.0014 units per square kilometre 1986 up 76.8% 197th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.0171 units per square kilometre 2007 — 170th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.0011 units per square kilometre 1986 up 16.4% 197th Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 0.1386 units per square kilometre 2007 — 203rd School enrollment, preprimary, male 1.3% 2021 down 79.2% 193rd School enrollment, preprimary, female 1.0% 2021 down 80.2% 194th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 24.14 % change on previous year 1980 up 30.9% 10th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 0 2007 — 185th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 — 91st School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.123 years 1987 up 333.5% 179th Government expenditure on education, total 8.1% 2025 up 471.8% 176th Secondary education, general pupils 31.5% 2007 — 203rd Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,139 number 2007 — 158th Children out of school 85.3% 1980 — 1st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,558 number 1986 up 44.3% 185th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0002 number per person 1986 down 9.7% 199th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 276,821 2025 up 51.7% 53rd Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 269,507 2025 up 51.7% 50th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 546,328 2025 up 51.7% 52nd Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 8 years 2025 up 33.3% 3rd Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 up 100.0% 18th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 10 years 2025 down 16.7% 204th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 4 years 2025 down 33.3% 200th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Teachers in primary education, male 10,731 2007 — 87th Teachers in primary education, female 2,139 2007 — 160th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 16.6% 2007 — 211th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 20.9% 2023 — 217th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 0.8366 years 2023 — 218th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.0% 2007 — 192nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.0% 2007 — 193rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 15,672 1987 up 668.2% 152nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2007 — 1st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2007 — 1st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,558 1986 up 44.3% 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