School age population, tertiary education, female in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 623,753 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Somalia, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Somalia is 623,753 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Somalia peaked at 623,753 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 155,094 number, in 1970.
That places Somalia 69th out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 185,721 number | 155,094 number | 257,814 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 304,004 number | 280,090 number | 334,049 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 349,580 number | 341,759 number | 362,692 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 432,096 number | 372,028 number | 506,474 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 573,808 number | 527,360 number | 623,753 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 6.01 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Somalia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Somalia was 623,753 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 623,753 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,094 number in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Somalia ranks 69th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.