School age population, lower secondary education, female in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 405,853 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Somalia stood at 405,853 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Somalia peaked at 405,853 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78,742 number, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 75th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78,742 number | — |
| 1971 | 80,404 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 80,959 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 81,330 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 82,535 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 85,624 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 90,919 number | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 99,869 number | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 111,728 number | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 125,021 number | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 137,784 number | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 148,611 number | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 154,673 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 157,542 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 158,793 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 160,177 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 162,098 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 163,306 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 164,363 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 165,668 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 167,046 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 167,881 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 166,881 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 165,866 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 165,596 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 166,566 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 168,940 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 173,364 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 188,199 number | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 188,199 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 197,456 number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 207,150 number | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 216,004 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 225,193 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 234,984 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 245,086 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 255,350 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 267,272 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 280,261 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 293,628 number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 307,424 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 321,045 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 331,157 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 339,394 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 347,391 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 355,698 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 364,004 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 373,111 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 383,502 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 394,439 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 405,853 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,713 number | 78,742 number | 125,021 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 157,302 number | 137,784 number | 165,668 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,854 number | 165,596 number | 188,199 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 242,238 number | 197,456 number | 293,628 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,716 number | 307,424 number | 394,439 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,853 number | 405,853 number | 405,853 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Somalia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Somalia was 405,853 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 405,853 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,742 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Somalia ranks 75th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.