GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Somalia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
30.26 million
in 2024
Somalia
563,666
in 2025
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
52nd
Somalia rank
49th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Somalia
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019972025

How they compare

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 30.26 million against 563,666 in Somalia, a difference of 29.69 million.

That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 53.7 times Somalia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 49th of 221 groups.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 7.85 million 105,444 7.75 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 10.43 million 160,142 10.27 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 13.84 million 191,033 13.65 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 18.05 million 262,780 17.79 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 24.03 million 370,425 23.66 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 29.28 million 474,325 28.80 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Somalia?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 30.26 million against 563,666 in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Somalia?
29.69 million, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Somalia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Somalia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 49th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release