School life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia
Somalia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 0.7591 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia is 0.7591 years, measured in 2023.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia peaked at 1.54 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2031 years, in 1971.
Somalia ranks 209th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8743 years | 0.2031 years | 1.54 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.8533 years | 0.5585 years | 1.4 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9837 years | 0.9837 years | 0.9837 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.7591 years | 0.7591 years | 0.7591 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 6.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia was 0.7591 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2031 years in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Somalia ranks 209th out of 209 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release