Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Somalia
Somalia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 238,473 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 238,473 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Somalia peaked at 238,473 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49,036 number, in 1970.
That places Somalia 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49,036 number | — |
| 1971 | 49,675 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 50,551 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 51,208 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 52,135 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 53,916 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 56,739 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 63,182 number | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 71,177 number | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 79,627 number | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 87,185 number | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 93,067 number | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 96,246 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 97,138 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 96,653 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 95,826 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 95,364 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 96,767 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 98,730 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 100,913 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 102,864 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 104,312 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 106,224 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 108,062 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 109,940 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 111,997 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 114,124 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 118,583 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 129,526 number | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 129,526 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 135,351 number | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 141,063 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 147,894 number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 155,113 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 162,246 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 168,748 number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 174,015 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 179,818 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 184,338 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 187,999 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 191,277 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 194,767 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 199,749 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 205,296 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 211,012 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 216,413 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 220,950 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 225,904 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 230,246 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 234,316 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 238,473 number | +1.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 238,473 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 238,473 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57,725 number | 49,036 number | 79,627 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,789 number | 87,185 number | 100,913 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 113,516 number | 102,864 number | 129,526 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 163,658 number | 135,351 number | 187,999 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 212,993 number | 191,277 number | 234,316 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 238,473 number | 238,473 number | 238,473 number | 1 |
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 the official entrance age to primary education, female in Somalia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Somalia was 238,473 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 238,473 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,036 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Somalia ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.