Somaliland covers an area of 137,600 kilometres and shares a broader with Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia. Hargeisa is the political and commercial capital of Somaliland. School education system of Somaliland is playing a vital role for the cognitive, social and emotional growth of children and is responsible for the overall wellbeing of children. In Somaliland, for the first two to three years of a child’s life, early childhood education is integrated into formal schools and private Quranic schools. Primary school lasts eight years, divided into elementary and intermediate cycles.
According to a UNICEF report of 2022, school enrollment is increasing in rural Somaliland.
At the same time, in July 2019, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), and UNICEF launched a multi-year program to enhance education opportunities for children and youth.
However, a notable challenge to upgrade the school education in Somaliland is the poverty for which the existing Government has launched a wide range of initiatives.
Early Childhood Policy & Institutional Framework in Somaliland
The Somaliland Government has a successful early childhood policy and institutional framework with a particular focus on quality of early childhood education, monitoring evaluation and internationalization.
Notably, the administration is working to enhance the teaching communities for the early childhood education
