Children out of school, primary, female in Somalia

Somalia: Children out of school, primary, female was 414,337 in 1980. ▲ Rising

Latest (1980)
414,337
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
17th
of 177 countries
All-time high
414,337
in 1980
All-time low
300,333
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976–1980

Children out of school, primary, female in Somalia, 1976–1980

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1976197819801976: 300.3k1977: 308.3k1978: 321.0k1979: 357.9k1980: 414.3k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Somalia recorded 414,337 for children out of school, primary, female in 1980. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 38.0% over five years.

That places Somalia 17th out of 177 countries with data for 1980, putting it in the top 10%.

Children out of school, primary, female in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, female in Somalia, 1976 to 1980.
Year Value Change
1976 300,333
1977 308,278 +2.6%
1978 321,026 +4.1%
1979 357,855 +11.5%
1980 414,337 +15.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 321,873 300,333 357,855 4
1980s 414,337 414,337 414,337 1

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 14 Mali 653,474 compare
  2. 15 Chad 519,892 compare
  3. 16 United States of America 448,218
  4. 18 Iraq 381,552 compare
  5. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 337,596
  6. 20 Burundi 309,603 compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, female in Somalia?
Children out of school, primary, female in Somalia was 414,337 in 1980, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 414,337 in 1980.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 300,333 in 1976.
How does Somalia rank for children out of school, primary, female?
Somalia ranks 17th 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, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.