School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 212,064 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Somalia stood at 212,064 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Somalia peaked at 212,064 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41,206 number, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 56th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41,206 number | — |
| 1971 | 41,923 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 42,215 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 42,538 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 43,303 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 44,954 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 47,613 number | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 52,463 number | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 58,953 number | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 66,200 number | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 72,963 number | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 78,365 number | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 81,283 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 82,807 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 83,608 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 84,030 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 84,009 number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 83,982 number | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 84,675 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 85,727 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 86,610 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 87,010 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 86,759 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 86,693 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 86,979 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 87,891 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 89,551 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 92,453 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 101,080 number | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 101,080 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 106,099 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 110,882 number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 115,438 number | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 120,534 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 125,857 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 131,444 number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 137,505 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 144,441 number | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 151,213 number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 158,102 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 164,469 number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 169,239 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 172,658 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 176,684 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 180,902 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 185,288 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 190,212 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 195,653 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 201,038 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 206,662 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 212,064 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48,137 number | 41,206 number | 66,200 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,145 number | 72,963 number | 85,727 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,611 number | 86,610 number | 101,080 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 130,152 number | 106,099 number | 158,102 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,280 number | 164,469 number | 206,662 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,064 number | 212,064 number | 212,064 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Somalia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Somalia was 212,064 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 212,064 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,206 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Somalia ranks 56th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.