Abstract: Poverty in common phenomenon in developing world. In Somalia, particularly in Puntland, poverty is proliferating in the most vulnerable part of the society particularity the internally displaced people. The study sought to investigate the determinants of poverty in IDPs in Puntland with evidence from Jowle IDP Camp, the selected variable of the study which is educational level, and how it affects poverty among IDPs in Puntland. Also in the literature review, secondary data of empirical literature was adapted, by reviewing the existing literature of educational level and how it affects poverty among Internally Displaced People.