Somalia vs WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Somalia
1.98 million
in 2025
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
94.62 million
in 2024
Somalia rank
50th
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank
50th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Somalia
  • WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M199720112025

How they compare

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification currently reports 94.62 million against 1.98 million in Somalia, a difference of 92.64 million.

That makes WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification's figure about 47.8 times Somalia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 50th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 50th of 207 countries.

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification Difference Ahead
1990s 832,992 62.06 million 61.23 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2000s 1.11 million 70.89 million 69.78 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2010s 1.41 million 82.27 million 80.86 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2020s 1.83 million 92.33 million 90.50 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Somalia or WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, at 94.62 million against 1.98 million in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Somalia and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
92.64 million, with WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Somalia and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Somalia ranks 50th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 50th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release