Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Somalia
Somalia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 125 number in 1986. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Somalia, 1971–1986
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 125 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 1986.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 104.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Somalia peaked at 146 number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 12 number, in 1971.
That places Somalia 168th out of 179 countries with data for 1986, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12 number | — |
| 1972 | 18 number | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 52 number | +188.9% |
| 1974 | 56 number | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 61 number | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 85 number | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 98 number | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 137 number | +39.8% |
| 1980 | 131 number | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 134 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 142 number | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 146 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 128 number | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 126 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 125 number | -0.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 125 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,878 number, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 125 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,590 number, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +188.9% | 18 number | 52 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.88 number | 12 number | 137 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 133.14 number | 125 number | 146 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 165 Saint Kitts and Nevis 156 number
- 166 Aruba 144 number
- 167 San Marino 137 number compare
- 169 American Samoa 122 number
- 169 Dominica 122 number compare
- 171 British Virgin Islands 94 number compare
More education data for Somalia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 11.23 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 14.73 (1980)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Somalia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Somalia was 125 number in 1986, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 146 number in 1983.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 number in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Somalia ranks 168th out of 179 countries with data for 1986.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.