Last Change:

04/07/2025

Language of Instruction Framework

Year: 2017

Type: Other

Rights Category: Education

Description

Validated in 2017, this framework emphasizes that "Somali, the first language of virtually every child in Somalia, should be the foundation upon which other languages are learnt and through which education proceeds." Consequently, Somali is used as the language of instruction in primary schools, with Arabic and English taught as subjects.