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.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 155,094 number | — |
| 1971 | 159,286 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 161,339 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 162,816 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 165,454 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 171,373 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 181,482 number | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 209,801 number | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 232,749 number | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 257,814 number | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 281,086 number | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 280,090 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 290,938 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 296,918 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 300,402 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 304,215 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 310,055 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 316,936 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 325,352 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 334,049 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 341,759 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 347,824 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 348,980 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 348,465 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 347,253 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 346,717 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 347,447 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 349,716 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 354,950 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 362,692 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 372,028 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 382,397 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 392,484 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 404,651 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 418,846 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 434,821 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 452,512 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 469,391 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 487,351 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 506,474 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 527,360 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 550,138 number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 571,645 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 596,144 number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 623,753 number | +4.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 623,753 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 807,084 number, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 623,753 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.