Children out of school, female in Somalia
Somalia: Children out of school, female was 88.8% in 1980. ▬ Flat
Children out of school, female in Somalia, 1976–1980
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 88.8% for children out of school, female in 1980. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over five years.
Somalia ranks 1st of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Children out of school, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 86.2% | — |
| 1977 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 87.5% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 88.8% | +1.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 88.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 32.7%, 2.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 88.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.1%, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.9% | 86.2% | 87.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 66.3% compare
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 65.2%
- 4 Cape Verde 51.3%
More education data for Somalia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,504 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 882 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 115,828 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,607 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.59 % change on previous year (1986)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, female in Somalia?
- Children out of school, female in Somalia was 88.8% in 1980, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 1976.
- How does Somalia rank for children out of school, female?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 177 countries with data for 1980.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.