School age population, pre-primary education, female in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 741,440 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Somalia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Somalia stood at 741,440 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Somalia peaked at 741,440 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 105,125 number, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 47th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 105,125 number | — |
| 1971 | 106,350 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 108,358 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 109,792 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 111,680 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 115,271 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 120,944 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 134,601 number | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 151,461 number | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 169,139 number | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 184,804 number | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 196,825 number | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 203,035 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 204,681 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 203,695 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 202,428 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 202,493 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 206,448 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 211,599 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 217,184 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 222,230 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 226,139 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 231,386 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 236,047 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 240,314 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 244,414 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 248,035 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 397,739 number | +60.4% |
| 1998 | 433,684 number | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 433,684 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 452,454 number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 471,973 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 494,767 number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 517,259 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 537,685 number | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 550,841 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 563,403 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 577,220 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 588,267 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 598,183 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 611,169 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 624,334 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 641,925 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 660,147 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 677,489 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 688,717 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 701,160 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 714,873 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 727,874 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 741,440 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123,272 number | 105,125 number | 169,139 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,319 number | 184,804 number | 217,184 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 291,367 number | 222,230 number | 433,684 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 535,205 number | 452,454 number | 598,183 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 678,913 number | 611,169 number | 741,440 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Somalia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Somalia was 741,440 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 741,440 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,125 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Somalia ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.