Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Somalia
Somalia: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 2.16 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.16 million
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
54th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.16 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.86 million
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Population of compulsory school age, female in Somalia, 2021–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Somalia stood at 2.16 million. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over five years.
That places Somalia 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.86 million | — |
| 2022 | 1.93 million | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.99 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.07 million | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 2.16 million | +4.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2.16 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.12 million, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2.16 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.20 million, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 population of compulsory school age, female in Somalia?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Somalia was 2.16 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 million in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Somalia ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release