Primary school enrolment in Somalia : what are the enabling or hindering factors ?

Abstract EN

Somalia has one of the lowest primary school enrollment rates in Africa.

This article analyzes the determinants of raising primary school enrollment in Somalia.

The authors are focused on primary school enrollment of children aged between 6 and 14 years, and have engaged on pertinent aspects such as: child age, parental education, family size, wealth.

Regional disparities also have a stake in enrollment of children to primary schools.

The authors are calling for policy interventions focusing on increasing adult literacy and income of households in rural and urban areas of Somalia to enhance the potential of primary school enrollment.

It’s also more prevalent the interventions to target improved educational resources allocation to the regions with low enrollments to support the overall wellbeing of the society