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Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Somalia

Primary school enrollment in Somalia in 1980 — 14.5%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 58. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 5.4 pp.

1980 14.5% +0.1 pp vs 1979
World rank 57of 58
Period maximum 19.8%1976
Period minimum 14.3%1978

Trend over time

1976–1980 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Somalia, 1976–198014161820197619771978197919801976: 19.8%1977: 17.4%1978: 14.3%1979: 14.4%1980: 14.5%
Change over the period: −5.4 pp Annual average: -1.34 pp

Comparison, 1980

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 14.5%
World 77.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa 54.4%
Primary school enrollment — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1980 14.5 +0.1 pp
1979 14.4 +0.1 pp
1978 14.3 −3.1 pp
1977 17.4 −2.4 pp
1976 19.8 —

Eastern Africa, 1980

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 79.3 ZM Zambia 77.5 TZ Tanzania 70.3 BI Burundi 18.7 SO Somalia 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Somalia

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Somalia by year Education Secondary school enrollment

The gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.

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