School life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia

Somalia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 0.9975 years in 2007. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2007)
0.9975 years
World rank
197th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.54 years
in 1977
All-time low
0.2291 years
in 1971
Years of data
16
1971–2007

School life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia, 1971–2007

00.511.51971198920071971: 0.229 years1972: 0.275 years1973: 0.381 years1974: 0.518 years1976: 1.4 years1977: 1.5 years1978: 1.4 years1979: 1.5 years1980: 1.4 years1981: 0.89 years1982: 0.771 years1983: 0.702 years1984: 0.718 years1985: 0.639 years1986: 0.577 years2007: 0.998 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia is 0.9975 years, measured in 2007.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia peaked at 1.54 years in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2291 years, in 1971.

Somalia ranks 197th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9089 years 0.2291 years 1.54 years 8
1980s 0.8126 years 0.5774 years 1.39 years 7
2000s 0.9975 years 0.9975 years 0.9975 years 1

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 194 Bulgaria 3.49 years compare
  2. 195 Eritrea 3.27 years compare
  3. 196 Syria 3.19 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia?
School life expectancy, primary, female in Somalia was 0.9975 years in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1.54 years in 1977.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2291 years in 1971.
How does Somalia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Somalia ranks 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2007.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.