Secondary education, teachers in Somalia
Somalia: Secondary education, teachers was 13.5% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Somalia, 1971–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Somalia is 13.5%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Somalia peaked at 13.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1979.
That places Somalia 188th out of 198 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.1% | — |
| 1972 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 8.5% | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | +41.0% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | -25.1% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +75.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 7.2% | 12.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 185 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.6% compare
- 186 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4%
- 187 Sierra Leone 14.0% compare
- 189 Mali 13.3% compare
- 190 Benin 12.2% compare
- 191 Congo 11.8% compare
More education data for Somalia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Somalia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Somalia was 13.5% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1979.
- How does Somalia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Somalia ranks 188th out of 198 countries with data for 2007.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.