School age population, early childhood education, female in Somalia

Somalia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 741,440 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
741,440 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
56th
of 199 countries
All-time high
741,440 number
in 2019
All-time low
397,739 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Somalia, 1997–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1997200820191997: 397.7k number1998: 433.7k number1999: 433.7k number2000: 452.5k number2001: 472.0k number2002: 494.8k number2003: 517.3k number2004: 537.7k number2005: 550.8k number2006: 563.4k number2007: 577.2k number2008: 588.3k number2009: 598.2k number2010: 611.2k number2011: 624.3k number2012: 641.9k number2013: 660.1k number2014: 677.5k number2015: 688.7k number2016: 701.2k number2017: 714.9k number2018: 727.9k number2019: 741.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Somalia is 741,440 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Somalia peaked at 741,440 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 397,739 number, in 1997.

Somalia ranks 56th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 421,702 number 397,739 number 433,684 number 3
2000s 535,205 number 452,454 number 598,183 number 10
2010s 678,913 number 611,169 number 741,440 number 10

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 53 Chad 789,182 number compare
  2. 54 Cameroon 754,416 number compare
  3. 55 Haiti 745,587 number compare
  4. 57 Italy 740,476 number compare
  5. 58 Senegal 735,513 number compare
  6. 59 Poland 727,408 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Somalia?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Somalia was 741,440 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 741,440 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 397,739 number in 1997.
How does Somalia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Somalia ranks 56th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/