Education Mogadishu is home to a number of scholastic institutions. As part of the government's urban renewal program, 100 schools across the country are scheduled to be refurbished and reopened. Compulsory education lasts 15 years, Primary and middle school is financed by the state and free of charge in public schools, between the ages of 7 and 19, and by 2015 enrollment of children in this age range was nearly 55%. Secondary or high school education is not mandatory but required in order to then progress to universities. thumb|The Mogadishu University main campus The Somali National University (SNU) was established in the 1950s, during the trusteeship period. In 1973, its programmes and facilities were expanded. The SNU developed over the next 20 years into an expansive institution of higher learning, with 13 departments, 700 staff and over 15,000 students. On 14 November 2013, the Cabinet unanimously approved a federal government plan to reopen the Somali National University, which had been closed down in the early 1990s. The refurbishing initiative cost US$3.6 million, and was completed in August 2014.
Education Mogadishu is home to a number of scholastic institutions As part of the government's urban renewal program 100 schools across the country are scheduled to be refurbished and reopened Compulsory education lasts 15 years Primary and middle school is financed by the state and free of charge in public schools between the ages of 7 and 19 and by 2015 enrollment of children in this age range was nearly 55% Secondary or high school education is not mandatory but required in order to then progress to universities thumb|The Mogadishu University main campus The Somali National University (SNU) was established in the 1950s during the trusteeship period In 1973 its programmes and facilities were expanded The SNU developed over the next 20 years into an expansive institution of higher learning with 13 departments 700 staff and over 15000 students On 14 November 2013 the Cabinet unanimously approved a federal government plan to reopen the Somali National University which had been closed down in the early 1990s The refurbishing initiative cost US$36 million and was completed in August 2014