School age population, lower secondary education, female in Somalia

Somalia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 405,853 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
405,853 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
75th
of 205 countries
All-time high
405,853 number
in 2020
All-time low
78,742 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Somalia, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Somalia, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 72 Jordan 437,282 number compare
  2. 73 Tajikistan 433,986 number compare
  3. 74 Romania 417,539 number compare
  4. 76 Togo 384,107 number compare
  5. 77 Zimbabwe 364,781 number compare
  6. 78 Haiti 351,556 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.