Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia

Somalia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 206,143 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
206,143 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
56th
of 205 countries
All-time high
206,143 number
in 2020
All-time low
39,973 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia, 1970–2020

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 206,143 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia peaked at 206,143 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39,973 number, in 1970.

Somalia ranks 56th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Somalia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 39,973 number
1971 40,787 number +2.0%
1972 41,044 number +0.6%
1973 41,247 number +0.5%
1974 41,904 number +1.6%
1975 43,507 number +3.8%
1976 46,178 number +6.1%
1977 50,751 number +9.9%
1978 56,849 number +12.0%
1979 63,689 number +12.0%
1980 70,255 number +10.3%
1981 75,715 number +7.8%
1982 78,671 number +3.9%
1983 80,062 number +1.8%
1984 80,734 number +0.8%
1985 81,494 number +0.9%
1986 82,241 number +0.9%
1987 82,522 number +0.3%
1988 82,904 number +0.5%
1989 83,698 number +1.0%
1990 84,501 number +1.0%
1991 84,927 number +0.5%
1992 84,460 number -0.5%
1993 84,060 number -0.5%
1994 84,067 number +0.0%
1995 84,669 number +0.7%
1996 86,001 number +1.6%
1997 88,448 number +2.8%
1998 96,288 number +8.9%
1999 96,288 number +0.0%
2000 101,125 number +5.0%
2001 106,024 number +4.8%
2002 110,432 number +4.2%
2003 115,104 number +4.2%
2004 120,185 number +4.4%
2005 125,318 number +4.3%
2006 130,684 number +4.3%
2007 137,068 number +4.9%
2008 143,823 number +4.9%
2009 150,521 number +4.7%
2010 157,546 number +4.7%
2011 163,937 number +4.1%
2012 168,246 number +2.6%
2013 171,915 number +2.2%
2014 176,067 number +2.4%
2015 180,214 number +2.4%
2016 184,502 number +2.4%
2017 189,436 number +2.7%
2018 194,876 number +2.9%
2019 200,323 number +2.8%
2020 206,143 number +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 46,593 number 39,973 number 63,689 number 10
1980s 79,830 number 70,255 number 83,698 number 10
1990s 87,371 number 84,060 number 96,288 number 10
2000s 124,028 number 101,125 number 150,521 number 10
2010s 178,706 number 157,546 number 200,323 number 10
2020s 206,143 number 206,143 number 206,143 number 1

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 53 Zambia 229,935 number compare
  2. 54 Republic of Korea 220,189 number compare
  3. 55 Chad 212,153 number compare
  4. 57 Senegal 200,858 number compare
  5. 58 Canada 192,729 number compare
  6. 59 Guatemala 188,033 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Somalia was 206,143 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 206,143 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 39,973 number in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Somalia ranks 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.