Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Somalia
Somalia: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 6.13 live births per woman in 2023. ▬ Flat
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Somalia stood at 6.13 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Somalia peaked at 7.66 live births per woman in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.13 live births per woman, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.09 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 7.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.57 live births per woman | 7.44 live births per woman | 7.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.53 live births per woman | 7.38 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 live births per woman | 6.56 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 6.01 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 19.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Somalia?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Somalia was 6.13 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 live births per woman in 1997.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.