School age population, upper secondary education, female in Somalia
Somalia: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 737,779 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Somalia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Somalia stood at 737,779 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Somalia peaked at 737,779 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93,540 number, in 1977.
Somalia ranks 43rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 144,500 number | — |
| 1971 | 147,456 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 148,532 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 149,242 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 151,213 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 156,377 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 165,666 number | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 93,540 number | -43.5% |
| 1978 | 104,268 number | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 116,096 number | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 127,435 number | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 264,043 number | +107.2% |
| 1982 | 275,884 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 282,689 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 286,262 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 289,226 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 293,370 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 298,386 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 304,428 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 310,025 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 313,682 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 315,011 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 312,280 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 308,931 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 306,344 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 305,714 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 307,754 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 312,843 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 332,222 number | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 332,222 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 345,387 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 360,336 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 375,606 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 392,431 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 410,044 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 428,012 number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 446,151 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 464,205 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 483,282 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 504,164 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 527,429 number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 553,147 number | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 578,242 number | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 604,389 number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 629,354 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 651,644 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 670,885 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 686,249 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 701,552 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 718,566 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 737,779 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 137,689 number | 93,540 number | 165,666 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 273,175 number | 127,435 number | 310,025 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 314,700 number | 305,714 number | 332,222 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 420,962 number | 345,387 number | 504,164 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 632,146 number | 527,429 number | 718,566 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 737,779 number | 737,779 number | 737,779 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Somalia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Somalia was 737,779 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 737,779 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,540 number in 1977.
- How does Somalia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Somalia ranks 43rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.