School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1.35 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.35 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
54th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.35 million number
in 2020
All-time low
268,851 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Somalia stood at 1.35 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Somalia peaked at 1.35 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 268,851 number, in 1970.
That places Somalia 54th 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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 268,851 number | — |
| 1971 | 272,827 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 276,491 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 279,586 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 284,670 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 294,886 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 311,319 number | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 345,538 number | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 389,300 number | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 436,291 number | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 478,893 number | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 512,598 number | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 531,802 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 539,751 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 539,985 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 537,069 number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 534,114 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 538,343 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 546,123 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 555,223 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 563,006 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 568,020 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 572,740 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 577,931 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 584,695 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 594,229 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 606,392 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 628,924 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 687,897 number | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 687,897 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 719,720 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 750,661 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 784,600 number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 821,436 number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 859,949 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 898,473 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 934,822 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 974,972 number | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.35 million number | +1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.35 million number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.41 million number, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.35 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 315,976 number | 268,851 number | 436,291 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 531,390 number | 478,893 number | 555,223 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 607,173 number | 563,006 number | 687,897 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 879,670 number | 719,720 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.35 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 11.23 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 14.73 (1980)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Somalia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Somalia was 1.35 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 268,851 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Somalia ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.