School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) was 0.9798 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Somalia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Somalia is 0.9798 years, measured in 2023.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Somalia peaked at 1.62 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2679 years, in 1971.
Somalia ranks 208th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2679 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.3122 years | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4131 years | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 0.544 years | +31.7% |
| 1976 | 1.43 years | +163.8% |
| 1977 | 1.54 years | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 1.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.62 years | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.5 years | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 1.45 years | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.4 years | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.3 years | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 1.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.12 years | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9832 years | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.21 years | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9798 years | -19.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.9798 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.45 years, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.9798 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.72 years, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +163.8% | 0.544 years | 1.43 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9605 years | 0.2679 years | 1.62 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.29 years | 0.9832 years | 1.5 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.21 years | 1.21 years | 1.21 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9798 years | 0.9798 years | 0.9798 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 205 Niger 5.13 years compare
- 206 Guinea-Bissau 4.49 years compare
- 207 Equatorial Guinea 4.48 years compare
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Somalia was 0.9798 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2679 years in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Somalia ranks 208th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release