Somalia
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
33% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
3,067,927 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
2,460,042 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
45%
Source: UNSDG , 2006
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
116
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2017
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
No data available
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2021
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2019
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 50%
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Male 37%
Female: ILO, 2019
Male: ILO, 2019
Completion rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Out-of-school rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
No data available
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
4
Enshrines right to education, only for a group of persons, without discrimination based on sex/gender
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
No data available
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Accelerated Education
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Education in Somalia (AGES)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Project/Program
Education in Emergencies
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls' Education Challenge
Project/Program
Inclusive Education in Emergencies (EiE)
Project/Program
Pastoralist Teachers
Project/Program
Peacebuilding through Education
Research Project/Report/Study
Programmatic approaches to the gender-related impacts of COVID-19 on education: Lessons from 2020
Project/Program
Radio Education
Project/Program
Safe Learning Model
Project/Program
School Mothers and Girl-Friendly Spaces
Project/Program
Schools for Africa
Project/Program
Somali Girls’ Education Promotion Programme – Transition (SOMGEP-T)
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Project/Program
Strengthening Opportunities for Adolescent Resilience (SOAR)
Project/Program
Technical Assistance to Reinforce General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity (TARGET)
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Somalia Partnership Compact
Project/Program
Education for Human Capital Development Project for Somalia
Project/Program
Puntland State Education Sector Strategy 2017-2020
Project/Program
Bar ama Baro (“Teach or Learn”)
Project/Program
Educate Girls, End Poverty
Project/Program
Empowering Women through Education and Skills Project - Rajo Kaaba