Share of primary school teachers who are women in Somalia
Somalia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 16.6% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Somalia, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 16.6% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2007.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Somalia peaked at 28.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1973.
Somalia ranks 211th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 13.1% | 25.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 208 Guinea-Bissau 21.8% compare
- 209 Chad 21.3% compare
- 210 Central African Republic 19.1% compare
- 212 Liberia 15.7% compare
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 6.01 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Somalia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Somalia was 16.6% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1973.
- How does Somalia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Somalia ranks 211th out of 212 countries with data for 2007.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.